PRINTER'S NO. 538
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
525
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, GREENLEAF, McGARRIGLE, BARTOLOTTA,
GORDNER, VULAKOVICH, FOLMER, MARTIN, WARD, HUTCHINSON,
RAFFERTY, MENSCH, YAW AND VOGEL, MARCH 20, 2017
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 20, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in reimbursements by Commonwealth and
between school districts, establishing the Emergency Basic
Education Subsidy Fund; and providing for payment of
emergency basic education funding.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 2599.8. Emergency Basic Education Subsidy Fund.--(a)
The Emergency Basic Education Subsidy Fund is established as a
separate fund in the State Treasury. The money of the fund is
appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of
emergency basic education funding as provided in this section.
(b) If a General Appropriation Act providing for a basic
education subsidy appropriation is not enacted by August 15 of
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any fiscal year:
(1) To the extent such funds are available, the State
Treasurer shall transfer funds to the Emergency Basic Education
Subsidy Fund in the total amount required to make payments under
paragraph (2). The transfers shall be up to the dollar amounts
and at the times as necessary to meet the requirements of
section 2517(c).
(2) The Secretary of Education shall draw a warrant on the
State Treasurer in favor of each district for the amount to
which the district is entitled, to meet each basic education
subsidy payment to the school districts. The payments made to
each school district shall be in the same amount as provided in
the previous year.
(c) If the Governor fails to certify revenue estimates under
section 618 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as "The Administrative Code of 1929," prior to the date on which
a basic education subsidy payment is due, the State Treasurer
shall certify to the Secretary of the Budget each time a
transfer is needed under subsection (a) that there is adequate
General Fund money to make the transfer.
(d) Transfers provided under this section shall only be in
effect during the time in which no General Appropriation Act
providing for a basic education subsidy appropriation has been
enacted for the current fiscal year.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the
board of school directors of a school district may reopen the
school district's annual budget to reflect funding provided
under this section.
Section 2. This act shall apply to fiscal years beginning
after June 30, 2017.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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