PRINTER'S NO. 1091
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
935
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, MATZIE, WATSON, IRVIN, BIZZARRO AND STURLA,
MARCH 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 23, 2017
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," in charter schools, further providing
for funding for charter schools and for establishment of
cyber charter schools.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1725-A(a)(1) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
Section 1725-A. Funding for Charter Schools.--(a) Funding
for a charter school shall be provided in the following manner:
(1) [There] Except as provided in subsection (a.1), there
shall be no tuition charge for a resident or nonresident student
attending a charter school.
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(a.1) If the student's school district or intermediate unit
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operates a cyber charter school and the student attends another
cyber charter school, neither the Commonwealth nor the school
district shall be required to provide funding under this
section. The student may be charged tuition by the cyber charter
school under section 2561.
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Section 2. Section 1745-A(a) of the act is amended to read:
Section 1745-A. Establishment of cyber charter school.
(a) Establishment.--A cyber charter school may be
established by a school entity; an individual; one or more
teachers who will teach at the proposed cyber charter school;
parents or guardians of students who will enroll in the cyber
charter school; a nonsectarian college, university or museum
located in this Commonwealth; a nonsectarian corporation not-
for-profit as defined in 15 Pa.C.S. ยง 5103 (relating to
definitions); a corporation, association or partnership; or any
combination of the foregoing. Section 1327.1 shall not apply to
a cyber charter school established under this subdivision.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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