PRINTER'S NO. 849
No. 705 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, LAVALLE, EARLL, MUSTO, PILEGGI, C. WILLIAMS, ORIE, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, STOUT, COSTA, LEMMOND, WAUGH, LOGAN, STACK, M. WHITE AND WONDERLING, MAY 26, 2005
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MAY 26, 2005
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," further providing for payment of 6 educational support services grants. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1507-C(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 11 amended or added May 17, 2001 (P.L.4, No.4) and December 23, 12 2003 (P.L.304, No.48), is amended to read: 13 Section 1507-C. Payment of educational support services grants. 14 (a) Certificates.--A certificate for education support 15 services under this article shall be issued by the department in 16 an amount authorizing up to $500 for each eligible student 17 identified on the certificate. The certificate shall be issued 18 to the grant recipient and shall be valid only for the fiscal 19 year in which it is issued. After receiving the certificate from
1 a grant recipient, the provider shall include the following 2 information on the certificate: name of eligible student served, 3 type of instruction, date and length of instruction and cost of 4 instruction provided to the eligible student. When the amount of 5 the certificate has been utilized or when the eligible student 6 is no longer receiving education support services from the 7 provider, the provider shall return the completed certificate to 8 [the grant recipient for submission to] the department for 9 payment. The department shall [make payment directly] issue a 10 check payable to both the grant recipient and the provider and 11 mail it to the grant recipient for the amount due. [Grant 12 recipients must send all outstanding certificates to the 13 department for payment no later than 90 days after receiving the 14 completed certificate from the provider.] The department shall 15 notify the provider of the mailing of the check to the grant 16 recipient. 17 * * * 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. C24L24JLW/20050S0705B0849 - 2 -