SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 246 PRINTER'S NO. 2680
No. 217 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY RAYMOND, E. Z. TAYLOR, ADOLPH, BARRAR, BELFANTI,
BISHOP, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALLY,
FLICK, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, LEWIS, McILHATTAN,
S. MILLER, NAILOR, PALLONE, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER,
SAYLOR, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WATSON, O'NEILL, CRAHALLA AND REICHLEY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," AUTHORIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO <--
6 REOPEN THEIR 2003-2004 BUDGETS; further providing for program
7 of continuing professional education, FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT <--
8 GRANTS AND FOR SMALL DISTRICT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS; PROVIDING
9 FOR BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING FOR 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR
10 SPECIAL FUNDING PROVISIONS FOR 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR; FURTHER
11 PROVIDING FOR PAYMENTS; AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 1205.2(f) of the act of March 10, 1949 <--
15 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
16 November 23, 1999 (P.L.529, No.48), is amended to read:
17 SECTION 1. SECTION 687 OF THE ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, <--
18 NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949, IS AMENDED BY
1 ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:
2 SECTION 687. ANNUAL BUDGET; ADDITIONAL OR INCREASED
3 APPROPRIATIONS; TRANSFER OF FUNDS.--* * *
4 (J) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE
5 BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY REOPEN ITS
6 2003-2004 BUDGET TO REFLECT ANY STATE ALLOCATIONS UNDER SECTIONS
7 2502.13, 2502.41 AND 2502.42 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 PROVIDED
8 BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THROUGH THIS ACT.
9 SECTION 2. SECTION 1205.2(F) OF THE ACT, ADDED NOVEMBER 23,
10 1999 (P.L.529, NO.48), IS AMENDED TO READ:
11 Section 1205.2. Program of Continuing Professional
12 Education.--* * *
13 (f) The department shall annually provide a minimum of forty
14 (40) hours of continuing professional education courses,
15 programs, activities or learning experiences at no charge to
16 professional educators employed or contracted by a school entity
17 as a professional employe, temporary professional employe or
18 substitute. In providing these courses, the department shall
19 seek to use the most efficient and cost-effective means
20 possible, including the use of advanced technology such as CD-
21 ROM, the Internet and distance communication.
22 * * *
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, or <--
24 immediately, whichever is later.
25 SECTION 3. SECTION 1709-B OF THE ACT, ADDED MAY 10, 2000 <--
26 (P.L.44, NO.16), IS REENACTED TO READ:
27 SECTION 1709-B. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.--(A) THE
28 DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
29 IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE EDUCATION
30 EMPOWERMENT LIST OR CERTIFIED AS AN EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT
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1 DISTRICT TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR SCHOOL
2 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
3 (B) GRANTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR
4 THAT PURPOSE.
5 (C) GRANTS SHALL BE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
6 FOR USE AS DIRECTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPOWERMENT TEAM OR
7 THE BOARD OF CONTROL IN IMPLEMENTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
8 IMPROVEMENT PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 1703-B AND 1706-
9 B AS FOLLOWS:
10 (1) TO PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING
11 TEXTBOOKS, TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND
12 SUPPLIES.
13 (2) TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE
14 THREE.
15 (3) TO ESTABLISH AFTER-SCHOOL, SUMMER AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS.
16 (4) TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
17 (5) TO FUND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.
18 (6) TO FUND ENHANCED STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
19 (7) TO FUND ANY OTHER PROGRAM CONTAINED IN THE SCHOOL
20 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
21 (D) SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, EACH
22 QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A BASE ANNUAL GRANT OF
23 FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($450,000) AND AN ADDITIONAL
24 GRANT OF UP TO SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75) PER AVERAGE DAILY
25 MEMBERSHIP FOR THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE
26 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOARD OF CONTROL SHALL GIVE PRIORITY IN
27 ALLOCATING THE GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE
28 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 1703-B(B) AND
29 1706-B(B).
30 (E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SET FORTH THE SPECIFIC ALLOWABLE
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1 USES FOR GRANT FUNDS AND PLACE CONDITIONS, AS NECESSARY, ON THE
2 USE OF GRANT FUNDS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH
3 ACCOUNTABILITY PROCEDURES AND AUDITING GUIDELINES TO ENSURE THAT
4 GRANT FUNDS ARE UTILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ALLOWABLE USES
5 AND CONDITIONS.
6 (F) A SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION
7 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS IN THAT SCHOOL
8 DISTRICT'S BUDGET TO FACILITATE MONITORING THE USE OF THESE
9 GRANT FUNDS. IN NO CASE SHALL A SCHOOL DISTRICT USE MORE THAN
10 FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE GRANT FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
11 (G) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF A STATE
12 SUBSIDY PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE AMOUNT OF ANY GRANT
13 FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES
14 NOT USE THE GRANT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ALLOWABLE USES
15 AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT.
16 SECTION 4. SECTION 2502.13 OF THE ACT, AMENDED JUNE 29, 2002
17 (P.L.524, NO.88), IS AMENDED TO READ:
18 SECTION 2502.13. SMALL DISTRICT ASSISTANCE.--FOR THE 1984-
19 1985 AND 1985-1986 SCHOOL YEARS, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO
20 EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF
21 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND HAS A MARKET
22 VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000)
23 OR GREATER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY DOLLARS ($50) MULTIPLIED BY
24 THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE 1985-1986
25 SCHOOL YEAR, NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE LESS ON ACCOUNT OF
26 THIS SECTION THAN IT DID FOR THE 1984-1985 SCHOOL YEAR. FOR THE
27 SCHOOL YEAR 1986-1987, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL
28 DISTRICT WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND
29 FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND HAS A MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID
30 RATIO OF FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000) OR GREATER, OR
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1 RECEIVED PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE 1985-1986 SCHOOL
2 YEAR, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75) MULTIPLIED
3 BY THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
4 1987-1988, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT
5 WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE
6 HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND A MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF
7 FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000) OR GREATER, OR RECEIVED
8 PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE 1986-1987 SCHOOL YEAR, AN
9 AMOUNT EQUAL TO EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($85) MULTIPLIED BY THAT
10 DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1988-
11 1989, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH
12 HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
13 (1,500) OR LESS AND A MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF FIVE
14 THOUSAND TEN THOUSANDTHS (0.5000) OR GREATER, OR RECEIVED
15 PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE 1987-1988 OR 1988-1989
16 SCHOOL YEAR, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS ($105).
17 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1989-1990, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO
18 EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF
19 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND A MARKET
20 VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000)
21 OR GREATER, OR RECEIVED PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE
22 1987-1988 SCHOOL YEAR, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN
23 DOLLARS ($115) MULTIPLIED BY THE DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY
24 MEMBERSHIP AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 212 OF THE ACT OF JULY 1,
25 1990 (P.L.1591, NO.7A), KNOWN AS THE "GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT
26 OF 1990." FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1990-1991, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL
27 PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY
28 MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND A
29 MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS
30 (0.5000) OR GREATER, OR RECEIVED PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR
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1 THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY
2 DOLLARS ($170) MULTIPLIED BY THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY
3 MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1990-1991, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT
4 WITH A POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE OF LESS THAN NINETY (90),
5 WHICH OTHERWISE MEETS THE AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP AND MARKET
6 VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, OR RECEIVED
7 PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, SHALL
8 INSTEAD RECEIVE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS
9 ($190) MULTIPLIED BY THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP.
10 FOR THE 1987-1988 SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE 1990-1991 SCHOOL YEAR,
11 NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE LESS ON ACCOUNT OF THIS SECTION
12 THAN IT DID FOR THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1994-
13 1995, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH
14 HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
15 (1,500) OR LESS AND A MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF FIVE
16 THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000) OR GREATER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
17 NINETY FIVE DOLLARS ($95) MULTIPLIED BY THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE
18 DAILY MEMBERSHIP. FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOL YEARS 1997-1998 THROUGH
19 1999-2000, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT
20 WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE
21 HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AND A MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO OF
22 FIVE THOUSAND TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.5000) OR GREATER AN AMOUNT
23 EQUAL TO SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75) MULTIPLIED BY THAT
24 DISTRICT'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE SCHOOL YEARS 2000-
25 2001 [AND], 2001-2002 AND 2002-2003, THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PAY
26 TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF
27 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) OR LESS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
28 SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75) MULTIPLIED BY THAT DISTRICT'S AVERAGE
29 DAILY MEMBERSHIP.
30 SECTION 5. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING SECTIONS TO READ:
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1 SECTION 2502.41. BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING FOR 2002-2003
2 SCHOOL YEAR.--FOR THE 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COMMONWEALTH
3 SHALL PAY TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT A BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING
4 ALLOCATION WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
5 (1) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING
6 ALLOCATION FOR THE 2001-2002 SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
7 2502.13 AND 2502.40.
8 (2) A BASE SUPPLEMENT CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
9 (I) MULTIPLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2003-2004 MARKET
10 VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO BY ITS 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY
11 MEMBERSHIP.
12 (II) MULTIPLY THE PRODUCT FROM SUBPARAGRAPH (I) BY FIFTY
13 MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000).
14 (III) DIVIDE THE PRODUCT FROM SUBPARAGRAPH (II) BY THE SUM
15 OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE 2003-2004 MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO
16 MULTIPLIED BY THE 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL
17 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
18 (3) A POVERTY SUPPLEMENT CALCULATED FOR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
19 DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
20 (I) TO QUALIFY FOR THE POVERTY SUPPLEMENT, A SCHOOL
21 DISTRICT'S 2003-2004 MARKET VALUE/INCOME AID RATIO SHALL BE
22 EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.6500 AND ITS PERSONAL INCOME
23 VALUATION WHEN DIVIDED BY ITS 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP
24 SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND FIVE
25 HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE DOLLARS ($103,571).
26 (II) THE POVERTY SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR
27 QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
28 (A) MULTIPLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY
29 MEMBERSHIP BY THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000).
30 (B) DIVIDE THE PRODUCT FROM CLAUSE (A) BY THE SUM OF THE
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1 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL QUALIFYING SCHOOL
2 DISTRICTS.
3 (4) A TAX EFFORT SUPPLEMENT CALCULATED FOR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
4 DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
5 (I) TO QUALIFY FOR THE TAX EFFORT SUPPLEMENT, A SCHOOL
6 DISTRICT'S 2001 EQUALIZED MILLAGE MUST BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER
7 THAN 20.6 EQUALIZED MILLS.
8 (II) THE TAX EFFORT SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR
9 QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
10 (A) MULTIPLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY
11 MEMBERSHIP BY FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000).
12 (B) DIVIDE THE PRODUCT FROM CLAUSE (A) BY THE SUM OF THE
13 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL QUALIFYING SCHOOL
14 DISTRICTS.
15 (5) A GROWTH SUPPLEMENT CALCULATED FOR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
16 DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
17 (I) TO QUALIFY FOR THE GROWTH SUPPLEMENT, A SCHOOL
18 DISTRICT'S 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP MUST BE GREATER
19 THAN ITS 2001-2002 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP.
20 (II) THE GROWTH SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR
21 QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS:
22 (A) SUBTRACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2001-2002 AVERAGE DAILY
23 MEMBERSHIP FROM ITS 2002-2003 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP.
24 (B) MULTIPLY THE DIFFERENCE FROM CLAUSE (A) BY FIVE MILLION
25 DOLLARS ($5,000,000).
26 (C) DIVIDE THE PRODUCT FROM CLAUSE (B) BY THE SUM OF THE
27 DIFFERENCES FROM CLAUSE (A) FOR ALL QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
28 (6) EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS
29 NECESSARY SO THAT THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS UNDER SECTION 2502.13
30 AND UNDER PARAGRAPHS (2), (3), (4), (5) AND THIS PARAGRAPH WILL
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1 EQUAL AT LEAST TWO PERCENT (2%) OF THE AMOUNT IN PARAGRAPH (1).
2 SECTION 2502.42. SPECIAL FUNDING PROVISIONS FOR 2002-2003
3 SCHOOL YEAR.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
4 ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2003, TO
5 NOVEMBER 30, 2003, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE AN AMOUNT
6 EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS UNDER SECTIONS 2502.13 AND
7 2502.41, MULTIPLIED BY 0.35.
8 SECTION 6. SECTION 2517 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A
9 SUBSECTION TO READ:
10 SECTION 2517. PAYMENTS.--* * *
11 (E) FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2003, TO NOVEMBER 30, 2003, THE
12 AMOUNT APPORTIONED AND ALLOTTED TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT
13 TO SECTIONS 2502.13, 2502.41 AND 2502.42 SHALL BE DISBURSED IN
14 ONE PAYMENT AND THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SHALL DRAW A
15 REQUISITION UPON THE STATE TREASURER IN FAVOR OF EACH SCHOOL
16 DISTRICT FOR THE AMOUNT TO WHICH IT IS ENTITLED. PAYMENT THEREOF
17 SHALL BE MADE TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE LAST THURSDAY OF
18 OCTOBER.
19 SECTION 7. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED
20 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE
21 PERIOD JULY 1, 2003, TO NOVEMBER 30, 2003, AS FOLLOWS:
22 (1) THE SUM OF $8,750,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR
23 PAYMENTS TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE FIRST CLASS WHICH HAS
24 BEEN DECLARED DISTRESSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 691(C) OF THE
25 ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC
26 SCHOOL CODE OF 1949, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT
27 SUBMITS A QUARTERLY ITEMIZATION OF ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
28 LOCAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL
29 DISTRICT, INCLUDING SCHOOLS GOVERNED BY AGREEMENTS CURRENTLY
30 IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SECTION 696(I)(2) OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
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1 CODE OF 1949 AND SCHOOLS DESIGNATED AS PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS
2 UNDER THE SCHOOL REFORM COMMISSION RESOLUTION NUMBER 10 OF
3 APRIL 17, 2002, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO THE
4 CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF
5 THE SENATE AND TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE
6 EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. IF THE
7 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETERMINES THAT THE REPORT IS NOT
8 BEING SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
9 PARAGRAPH, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL WITHHOLD FROM
10 ANY AND ALL PAYMENTS TO WHICH THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE
11 FIRST CLASS MAY BE ENTITLED UNDER THE ACT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
12 THE FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THIS APPROPRIATION.
13 (2) THE SUM OF $1,471,556,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR
14 BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PROVIDED THAT
15 THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
16 GOVERNOR, MAY MAKE PAYMENTS FROM THIS APPROPRIATION IN
17 ADVANCE OF THE DUE DATE PRESCRIBED BY LAW TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
18 WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY HANDICAPPED WHENEVER THE SECRETARY OF
19 EDUCATION SHALL DEEM IT NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH ADVANCE
20 PAYMENTS TO ENABLE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO KEEP THEIR SCHOOLS
21 OPEN.
22 (3) THE SUM OF $8,883,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR
23 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION 1709-
24 B OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949.
25 SECTION 8. THAT PART OF THE APPROPRIATIONS IN SECTION 7 OF
26 THIS ACT UNEXPENDED, UNCOMMITTED OR UNENCUMBERED AS OF NOVEMBER
27 30, 2003, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY LAPSE AS OF THAT DATE.
28 SECTION 9. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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