PRINTER'S NO. 925
No. 792 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, MELLOW, O'PAKE, SCHWARTZ, FUMO,
WAGNER, MUSTO, STOUT, KASUNIC, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, FERLO,
KUKOVICH, LAVALLE, COSTA, LOGAN, WOZNIAK, KITCHEN, BOSCOLA,
HUGHES AND A. WILLIAMS, JUNE 4, 2003
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 4, 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," providing for student achievement
6 programs; and making an appropriation.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding an
11 article to read:
12 ARTICLE XXV-A
13 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
14 Section 2501-A. Funding for certain programs.
15 Funding for the following programs shall be provided from
16 appropriations provided for student achievement:
17 (1) Rural high school math and science teachers as
18 provided in section 1156.
19 (2) Math and literacy coaches as provided in section
1 1205.5.
2 (3) Family resource centers as provided in Article XIV-
3 A.
4 (4) Tutoring as provided in section 1501-D.
5 (5) Science and Applied Knowledge Program as provided in
6 section 1502-D.
7 Section 2502-A. Plan.
8 In order to receive funding under this section, an eligible
9 school district shall submit a plan to the Department of
10 Education detailing the use of the funds pursuant to guidelines
11 issued by the department for the programs within student
12 achievement. The department may approve all or part of the plan,
13 modify the plan in consultation with the school district, or
14 disapprove the plan. The department shall notify the school
15 district of the amount of funding the school district shall
16 receive under the plan. Funds shall only be used by the school
17 district in accordance with the plan approved by the department.
18 Section 2503-A. Placement of funds in reserve account
19 prohibited.
20 School districts qualifying to receive funds from the
21 Commonwealth in school years 2003-2004 and thereafter under this
22 section who have been providing tutoring programs in the manner
23 provided for in each program shall not place any then available
24 local, Federal or Commonwealth funds previously used for these
25 programs in any reserve account.
26 Section 2504-A. Payment.
27 Payment to school districts under this article shall be made
28 based on the amounts approved by the Department of Education. No
29 contract or grant agreement shall be required in order for the
30 department to make these payments. Payments shall be made to
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1 school districts in installments during a fiscal year.
2 Section 2. The sum of $204,997,000 is hereby appropriated
3 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for a
4 period beginning July 1, 2003, for the purposes set forth in
5 Article XXV-A of the act. This appropriation shall be a three-
6 year continuing appropriation and shall not lapse until June 30,
7 2006.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, or
9 immediately, whichever is later.
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