THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, MUSTO, WONDERLING, KITCHEN, M. WHITE, ERICKSON, WARD, FOLMER, ALLOWAY, WILLIAMS, DINNIMAN, O'PAKE, VOGEL, PICCOLA AND BOSCOLA, MARCH 27, 2009

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 27, 2009  

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," further providing for facilities.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1722-A of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended or added June 19, 1997 (P.L.225, No.22) and July 9, 2008

(P.L.846, No.61) and repealed in part July 4, 2004 (P.L.536,

No.70) is amended to read:

Section 1722-A.  Facilities.--(a)  A charter school may be

located in an existing public school building, in a part of an

existing public school building, in space provided on a

privately owned site, in a public building or in any other

suitable location.

(b)  The charter school facility shall be exempt from public

school facility regulations except those pertaining to the

health or safety of the pupils.

(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a

school district of the first class may, in its discretion,

permit a charter school to operate its school at more than one

location.

(e)  Charter schools shall be exempt from the payment of real

estate tax on realty owned by the charter school.

(f)  The owner of realty being leased to a charter school

shall be exempt from the payment of real estate tax on the

leased property.

Section 2.  The amendment of section 1722-A of the act shall

apply retroactively to the effective date of Article XVII-A.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.