H1210B1490A05993 DMS:JSL 05/28/20 #90 A05993
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1210
Sponsor: SENATOR BROWNE
Printer's No. 1490
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "thereto,""
in preliminary provisions, further providing for Special
Education Funding Commission and for Basic Education Funding
Commission; in school finances, further providing for payroll
tax; in grounds and buildings, further providing for
limitation on new applications for Department of Education
approval of public school building projects; in school safety
and security, further providing for School Safety and
Security Grant Program and providing for COVID-19 disaster
emergency school health and safety grants for 2020-2021
school year and for COVID-19 disaster emergency targeted
health and safety grants for 2020-2021 school year; in terms
and courses of study, providing for minimal number of days;
in community colleges, further providing for financial
program and reimbursement of payments and for Community
College Capital Fund; in rural regional college for
underserved counties, further providing for designation and
board of trustees; in miscellaneous provisions relating to
institutions of higher education, further providing for
Public Higher Education Funding Commission; in funding for
public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year
2020-2021; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between
school districts, further providing for student-weighted
basic education funding, for payments to intermediate units,
for special education payments to school districts, for
assistance to school districts declared to be in financial
recovery status or identified for financial watch status, for
payments on account of pupil transportation and for payment
of required contribution for public school employees' social
security; and, in constructions and renovation of buildings
by school entities, further providing for applicability; and
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medical education loan assistance"
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"SECTIONS 112, 113, 212, 292, 294, 295, 296, 297," in line 9,
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2596" in line 13 and inserting
Sections 112 and 113
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Section 2. Section 122(k)(2) of the act, amended June 28,
2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended to read:
Section 122. Special Education Funding Commission.--* * *
(k) * * *
(2) The commission shall be reconstituted not later than
August 15, 2019, and shall issue the report to the recipients
listed in subsection (i)(5) not later than [November 30, 2019]
September 30, 2020. The commission shall limit the scope of the
review provided for under this subsection to only the provision
of special education payments to school districts by the
Commonwealth through the funding formula contained in section
2509.5.
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Section 3. Section 123(k) of the act is amended to read:
Section 123. Basic Education Funding Commission.--* * *
(k) (1) Every five (5) years, the commission shall be
reconstituted in accordance with subsection (c), shall meet and
hold public hearings to review the operation of the basic
education funding provisions of this section, shall make a
further report and shall issue the report to the recipients
listed in subsection (i)(12).
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the commission shall be
reconstituted July 1, 2022, and shall issue the report to the
recipients listed in subsection (h)(12) not later than November
30, 2023.
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Section 4. Sections 212, 292, 295, 296, 297, 510.1, 519 and
523(a) of the act are repealed:
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Section 5. Section 689 of the act is amended to read:
Section 689. Payroll Tax.--(a) A school district [within
which a financially distressed municipality is located] may levy
a payroll tax in accordance with section 303 of the act of
December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as "The Local Tax
Enabling Act," if the following apply:
(1) Each [financially distressed] municipality within the
school district levies a payroll tax pursuant to section 123(c)
and (d) of the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known as
the "Municipalities Financial Recovery Act."
(2) The school district levied a mercantile or business
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privilege tax on a flat rate or millage basis in the year that
the [financially distressed] municipality filed a petition to
levy a payroll tax pursuant to section 123(c) of the
"Municipalities Financial Recovery Act."
(b) The following shall apply:
(1) The tax authorized under subsection (a) may be imposed
at a rate not to exceed a rate sufficient to produce revenues
equal to revenues collected from the levy of a mercantile or
business privilege tax by the school district under Chapter 3 of
"The Local Tax Enabling Act" in the [preceding fiscal year.]
last full fiscal year preceding the levy of the payroll tax. A
school district shall not be required to begin the levy of the
payroll tax on the first day of the fiscal year. Except as
provided under clause (2), a school district may levy a payroll
tax in any subsequent year at a rate not to exceed the rate
initially authorized under this clause.
(2) In the event that the rate imposed under clause (1)
fails to produce the revenues projected in the first full year
[after the imposition] of the collection of a payroll tax, a
school district may amend the rate imposed not to exceed a rate
that is sufficient to produce revenues equal to the revenues
collected as a result of the mercantile or business privilege
tax in the final full fiscal year it was levied. A school
district may levy the payroll tax in any subsequent year at a
rate not to exceed the adjusted rate authorized under this
clause.
(c) After imposing a payroll tax under this section, the
authority of a school district to continue to levy the payroll
tax is not contingent on the [distressed status of, or] decision
to levy a payroll tax by[,] a municipality within the school
district.
(d) A school district which levies a payroll tax under this
section may not thereafter levy a mercantile or business
privilege tax.
(d.1) Notwithstanding section 333 of the act of June 27,
2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the "Taxpayer
Relief Act," or any other provision of law to the contrary, a
school district shall not be subject to a referendum requirement
as a condition to impose the levy of a payroll tax under this
section.
(e) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
["Financially distressed municipality." A financially
distressed municipality under the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246,
No.47), known as the "Municipalities Financial Recovery Act."]
"School district." A school district coterminous with a home
rule municipality that is a city of the second class A located
within a home rule county of the third class.
Section 6. Section 705 of the act is repealed:
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Section 7. Section 732.1(a) of the act, amended June 28,
2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended to read:
Section 732.1. Limitation on New Applications for Department
of Education Approval of Public School Building Projects.--(a)
For the 2012-2013 fiscal year, 2013-2014 fiscal year, 2017-2018
fiscal year, 2018-2019 fiscal year [and], 2019-2020 fiscal year
and 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Department of Education shall not
accept or approve new school building construction or
reconstruction project applications.
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Section 8. Sections 736, 737, 738, 739, 760, 772, 1208,
1317.1, 1337(f), 1338.2, 1378 and 1308-A of the act are
repealed:
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Section 9. Section 1306-B(h) of the act is amended to read:
Section 1306-B. School Safety and Security Grant Program.
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(h) School Safety and Security Fund.--
(1) The School Safety and Security Fund is established
as a special nonlapsing fund in the State Treasury.
(2) All money deposited in the fund and the interest it
accrues are appropriated to the commission on a continuing
basis to award grants under this article.
(3) No administrative action shall prevent the deposit
of money into the fund in the fiscal year in which the money
is received.
(4) The fund may only be used for the grant [program]
programs authorized under this article and no money in the
fund may be transferred or diverted to any other purpose by
administrative action.
(5) Money available to the fund shall include
appropriations and transfers from the General Fund, special
funds, Federal funds and other sources of revenue made
available to it.
(6) Grants under this section shall be awarded no later
than March 1, 2020, and each March 1 thereafter.
(7) Not more than 12.5% of the fund may be allocated
annually for grants under subsection (j)(22).
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
the 2020-2021 fiscal year, money in the fund shall be used as
follows:
(i) The following amounts for grants under section
1312-B:
(A) The amount appropriated to the Pennsylvania
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Commission on Crime and Delinquency for "COVID Relief
- For Transfer to the School Safety and Security
Fund" for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
(B) The amount transferred to the fund from the
appropriation to the Department of Education for
"COVID - ESSER - SEA" for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
(ii) Fifty percent of the amount transferred to the
fund under section 1795.2-E of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, for grants
under section 1313-B.
(iii) Fifty percent of the amount transferred to the
fund under section 1795.2-E of The Fiscal Code for grants
to eligible applicants for programs designed to reduce
community violence as provided for under section 1306-
B(j)(22).
(iv) The following shall apply to the distribution
of money under subparagraph (i)(B):
(A) The Department of Education shall authorize
the committee to distribute the money transferred to
the fund from the appropriation for "COVID – ESSER -
SEA."
(B) The Secretary of Education, in consultation
with the committee, shall ensure that the
requirements under section 18003 of the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law
116-136, 134 Stat. 281) are fulfilled.
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Section 10. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
Section 1312-B. COVID-19 disaster emergency school health and
safety grants for 2020-2021 school year.
(a) Funding.--For the 2020-2021 school year, the amount of
money available under section 1306-B(h)(8)(i) shall be used by
the committee to award COVID-19 disaster emergency school health
and safety grants to school entities.
(b) Purposes of grants.--Each school entity shall be
eligible for a COVID-19 disaster emergency school health and
safety grant for the following purposes:
(1) Purchasing of cleaning and sanitizing products that
meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or
Department of Health criteria.
(2) Training and professional development of staff on
sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
(3) Purchasing of equipment, including personal
protective equipment, thermometers, infrared cameras and
other necessary items.
(4) Modification of existing areas to effectuate
appropriate social distancing to ensure the health and safety
of students and staff.
(5) Providing mental health services and supports,
including trauma-informed approaches for students impacted by
the COVID-19 disaster emergency.
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(6) Purchasing educational technology for distance
learning to ensure the continuity of education.
(7) Other health and safety programs, items or services
necessary to address the COVID-19 disaster emergency.
(c) Amount of grants.--The committee shall allocate grants
on or before July 15, 2020, to each school entity that submits
an application, in the following amounts:
(1) Each school district shall receive $120,000, plus an
amount determined in paragraph (3).
(2) Each intermediate unit, area career and technical
school, charter school, regional charter school and cyber
charter school shall receive $90,000.
(3) An amount determined as follows:
(i) Multiply the 2018-2019 average daily membership
for each school district by the difference between the
amount available in subsection (a) and the sum of the
amounts distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(ii) Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the
2018-2019 average daily membership for all school
districts.
(d) Availability of applications.--The committee shall make
the application available to school entities no later than June
20, 2020. The application requirements shall be limited to the
school entity's contact information, the specific purpose of the
grant based upon the categories specified in subsection (b) with
boxes on the application for the applicant to indicate the
school entity's anticipated use and certification by the
applicant that the funds will be used for the stated purpose.
(e) Deadlines for applications.--Each school entity must
submit an application for grant funds no later than June 30,
2020.
(f) Audit and monitoring.--The committee shall randomly
audit and monitor grant recipients to ensure the appropriate use
of grant funds and compliance with provisions of the grant
program.
(g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19 disaster emergency." The disaster emergency as
described in the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by
the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March
21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
"School entity." A school district, area career and
technical school, intermediate unit, charter school, regional
charter school and cyber charter school.
Section 1313-B. COVID-19 disaster emergency targeted health and
safety grants for 2020-2021 school year.
(a) Funding.--For the 2020-2021 school year, the amount of
money allocated from the fund under 1306-B(h)(8)(ii) shall be
used by the committee to award COVID-19 disaster emergency
targeted health and safety grants to intermediate units on
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behalf of nonpublic schools.
(b) Purpose of targeted grants.--Targeted grant awards shall
be made by the committee to intermediate units on behalf of
nonpublic schools to fund the following programs, items or
services which address the COVID-19 disaster emergency:
(1) Purchasing of cleaning and sanitizing products that
meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the
Department of Health criteria.
(2) Training and professional development of staff on
sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
(3) Purchasing of equipment, including personal
protective equipment, thermometers, infrared cameras and
other necessary items.
(4) Modification of existing areas to effectuate
appropriate social distancing to ensure the health and safety
of students and staff.
(5) Providing mental health services and supports for
students impacted by the COVID-19 disaster emergency.
(6) Purchasing educational technology for distance
learning to ensure the continuity of education.
(7) Other health and safety programs, items or services
necessary to address the COVID-19 disaster emergency.
(c) Targeted grant application process.--
(1) The committee shall develop and make available an
application for intermediate units to apply for targeted
grants on behalf of nonpublic schools by June 20, 2020.
(2) The committee shall notify intermediate units and
nonpublic schools of the availability of grants under this
program, including the deadlines for application.
(3) An intermediate unit may apply for targeted grants
upon the request of a nonpublic school or combination of
nonpublic schools located within the intermediate unit.
(4) The application shall include the following
information:
(i) contact information for the intermediate unit
and the nonpublic school;
(ii) the specific purpose for which the targeted
grant shall be utilized based upon the categories in
subsection (b);
(iii) certification by the applicant that the funds
will be used for the State purpose; and
(iv) any other information required by the
committee.
(d) Targeted grant allocation.--
(1) Targeted grants shall be allocated through a grant
review process established by the committee.
(2) The targeted grant awards shall be geographically
dispersed.
(3) No intermediate unit on behalf of a nonpublic school
shall be awarded a targeted grant that exceeds $10,000. For
targeted grant applications made by an intermediate unit on
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behalf of a combination of nonpublic schools, the targeted
grant shall not exceed the value of the number of schools for
which the intermediate unit is making the combined
application multiplied by $10,000.
(e) Deadline for applications and awards.--
(1) Intermediate units must submit applications on
behalf of a nonpublic school or combination of nonpublic
schools no later than July 8, 2020.
(2) The committee shall award targeted grants by August,
1, 2020.
(f) Audit and monitoring.--The committee shall randomly
audit and monitor targeted grant recipients to ensure the
appropriate use of the targeted grant money and compliance with
provisions of the program applicable to targeted grants.
(g) Limitations.--In carrying out the duties of this
section, the intermediate unit may not use more than 2% of the
money the intermediate unit receives under this section for
targeted grant administration.
(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19 disaster emergency." The disaster emergency as
described in the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by
the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March
21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
Section 1501.9. Minimum Number of School Days.--Beginning in
the 2020-2021 school year, the minimum number of school days
under section 1501 shall apply notwithstanding any order issued
under a declaration of disaster emergency under 35 Pa.C.S. §
7301(c) (relating to general authority of Governor).
Section 11. Sections 1414, 1422.1, 1522 and 1534, Article
XV-B and sections 1503-E(10), 1804, 1811 and 1923 of the act are
repealed:
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Section 12. Section 1913-A(b)(1.6) of the act is amended by
adding a subclause to read:
Section 1913-A. Financial Program; Reimbursement of
Payments.--* * *
(b) * * *
(1.6) For the 2006-2007 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter, the payment for a community college shall consist of
the following:
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(xiii) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, each community college
shall receive an amount equal to the following:
(A) An amount equal to the reimbursement for operating costs
received in fiscal year 2019-2020 under subclause (xii)(A) and
(C).
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(B) An amount equal to the economic development stipend
received in fiscal year 2019-2020 under subclause (xii)(B).
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Section 13. Section 1917-A of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 1917-A. Community College Capital Fund.--* * *
(e) Payments from the fund may only be made to community
colleges that received payment under 1913-A(b)(1.6) in the prior
fiscal year.
Section 14. Section 1905-G(3) of the act is amended to read:
Section 1905-G. Designation and board of trustees.
Within 60 days of the secretary's designation under section
1904-G(a)(2), a board of trustees shall be appointed to
establish a rural regional college. The board of trustees shall
consist of not fewer than seven members nor more than 15 members
appointed by the secretary in consultation and jointly with the
nonprofit organization designated under section 1904-G(a)(1).
The following shall apply to the board of trustees established
under this section:
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(3) Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the
existing board. A trustee may succeed himself[, provided that
no member shall serve for longer than 10 years.]. Following
the expiration of the initial terms assigned under paragraph
(2), no member shall serve for more than an additional three
consecutive terms.
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Section 15. Section 2002-C(b) of the act is repealed:
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Section 16. Section 2001-I(i)(13) of the act, amended
November 27, 2019 (P.L.662, No.91), is amended to read:
Section 2001-I. Public Higher Education Funding Commission.
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(i) Additional powers and duties.--The commission shall have
all of the following powers and duties:
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(13) Issue a report of the commission's findings and
recommendations to the Governor, the President pro tempore of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate, the
Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the Secretary of Education, the State Board
of Education, the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the
Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the
Education Committee of the Senate and the Education Committee
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of the House of Representatives not later than November 30,
[2020] 2021.
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Section 17. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 2324. State Aid for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each
library subject to 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 93 (relating to public library
code), shall be eligible for State aid for fiscal year 2020-
2021, as follows:
(1) Funds appropriated for libraries shall be distributed to
each library under the following formula:
(i) Divide the amount of funding that the library received
in fiscal year 2019-2020 under section 2323 by the total State-
aid subsidy for fiscal year 2019-2020.
(ii) Multiply the quotient under subparagraph (i) by the
total State-aid subsidy for fiscal year 2020-2021.
(2) Following distribution of funds appropriated for State
aid to libraries under paragraph (1), any remaining funds may be
distributed at the discretion of the State Librarian.
(3) If funds appropriated for State aid to libraries in
fiscal year 2020-2021 are less than funds appropriated in fiscal
year 2002-2003, the State Librarian may waive standards as
prescribed in 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 93.
(4) Each library system receiving State aid under this
section may distribute the local library share of that aid in a
manner as determined by the board of directors of the library
system.
(5) In the case of a library system that contains a library
operating in a city of the second class, changes to the
distribution of State aid to the library shall be made by mutual
agreement between the library and the library system.
(6) In the event of a change in district library center
population prior to the effective date of this section as a
result of:
(i) a city, borough, town, township, school district or
county moving from one library center to another; or
(ii) a transfer of district library center status to a
county library system;
funding of district library center aid shall be paid based on
the population of the newly established or reconfigured district
library center.
(7) In the event of a change in direct service area from one
library to another, the State Librarian, upon agreement of the
affected libraries, may redistribute the local library share of
aid to the library currently servicing the area.
Section 18. Section 2502.53(b) introductory paragraph of the
act, amended June 28, 2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 2502.53. Student-Weighted Basic Education Funding.--
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(b) For the 2015-2016 school year and each school year
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thereafter, except the 2019-2020 school year which shall be
governed by subsection (b.1), the Commonwealth shall pay to each
school district a basic education funding allocation which shall
consist of the following:
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(b.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the
contrary, for the 2019-2020 school year, the Commonwealth shall
pay each school district a basic education funding allocation
equal to the amount it received for the 2018-2019 school year
under this section.
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Section 19. Section 2509.1(c.2)(1) of the act, amended June
28, 2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended to read:
Section 2509.1. Payments to Intermediate Units.--* * *
(c.2) The following apply:
(1) For the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 [and], 2019-2020
and 2020-2021 school years, five and five-tenths percent (5.5%)
of the State special education appropriation shall be paid to
intermediate units on account of special education services.
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Section 20. Section 2509.5(bbb)(1) introductory paragraph of
the act is amended and the section is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 2509.5. Special Education Payments to School
Districts.--* * *
(bbb) (1) During the 2016-2017 school year and each school
year thereafter, except the 2020-2021 school year which shall be
governed by subsection (ccc), each school district shall receive
an amount equal to the amount it received for the 2013-2014
school year under subsection (aaa) and a student-based
allocation. The total amount available to distribute to school
districts through the student-based allocation shall equal the
difference between the amount allocated for special education
payments for school districts and the sum of the amounts
received under subsection (aaa) for the 2013-2014 school year to
all school districts. The student-based allocation for each
school district shall be calculated as follows:
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(ccc) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, during
the 2020-2021 school year, each school district shall be paid
the amount it received during the 2019-2020 school year under
subsection (bbb).
Section 21. Section 2510.3(a)(2) of the act, amended June
28, 2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended to read:
Section 2510.3. Assistance to School Districts Declared to
be in Financial Recovery Status or Identified for Financial
Watch Status.--(a) The following apply:
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(2) For the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 [and], 2019-2020 and 2020-
2021 fiscal years, the Department of Education may utilize up to
seven million dollars ($7,000,000) of undistributed funds not
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expended, encumbered or committed from appropriations for
grants, subsidies and assessments made to the Department of
Education to assist school districts declared to be in financial
recovery status under section 621-A, identified for financial
watch status under section 611-A or identified for financial
watch status under section 694-A; except that the funds must be
first utilized to accomplish the provisions contained in section
695-A. The funds shall be transferred by the Secretary of the
Budget to a restricted account as necessary to make payments
under this section and, when transferred, are hereby
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section.
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Section 22. Section 2541 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 2541. Payments on Account of Pupil Transportation.--
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(g) Beginning with the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Secretary
of Education shall report on a quarterly basis in person to the
Secretary of the Budget, the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and
the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations
Committee of the House of Representatives information
documenting all payments from the appropriation for pupil
transportation during the fiscal year and a revised estimate of
the funds needed to make the required payments for the remainder
of the fiscal year.
Section 23. Section 2596 of the act is repealed:
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Amend Bill, page 31, line 25, by striking out all of said
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Section 24. Section 2599.7(c) of the act, amended June 28,
2019 (P.L.117, No.16), is amended and the section is amended by
adding subsections to read:
Section 2599.7. Payment of Required Contribution for Public
School Employes' Social Security.--* * *
(c) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, if
insufficient funds are available for payment of the amounts
calculated under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8329 for school districts, the
Department of Education shall notify the Governor, the
chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations
Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of
Representatives of the amount of the insufficiency. An amount
equal to the insufficiency may only be paid to school districts
from a supplemental appropriation in the general appropriations
act [for the subsequent fiscal year].
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(f) Beginning with the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Secretary
of Education shall report on a quarterly basis in person to the
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chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and
the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations
Committee of the House of Representatives information
documenting all wages for which payments are calculated under 24
Pa.C.S. § 8329 (relating to payments on account of Social
Security deductions from appropriations) for the fiscal year,
the required payment amounts during the fiscal year and a
revised estimate of the funds needed to make the required
payments for the remainder of the fiscal year.
(g) The department shall ensure payments made under 24
Pa.C.S. § 8329 from the appropriation for basic education
funding are reported separately in the Commonwealth's accounting
system.
Section 25. Section 2608-J of the act, added July 2, 2019
(P.L.417, No.70), is amended to read:
Section 2608-J. Applicability.
This article shall apply to projects for which approval and
reimbursement is sought [after the effective date of this
section.] and to the maintenance project grant program beginning
July 1, 2021.
Section 26. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The amendment of section 689 of the act shall take
effect in 30 days.
(2) The repeal of sections 112, 113, 212, 292, 294, 295,
296, 297, 510.1, 519, 523(a), 705, 736, 737, 738, 739, 760,
772, 1208, 1317.1, 1337(f), 1338.2, 1378, 1308-A, 1414,
1422.1, 1522 and 1534, Article XV-B and sections 1503-E(10),
1804, 1811, 1923, 2002-C(b) and 2596 of the act shall take
effect in 60 days.
(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect
immediately.
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