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PRINTER'S NO. 958
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
760
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, FOLMER AND SCARNATI,
JUNE 12, 2019
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 12, 2019
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 terms and courses of study,
further providing for agreements with institutions of higher
education; and, in opportunities for educational excellence,
further providing for definitions, for responsibilities of
school entities and for concurrent enrollment agreements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1525 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 1525. Agreements with Institutions of Higher
Education.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, a school district, charter school, regional charter
school, cyber charter school or area vocational-technical school
may enter into an agreement with one or more institutions of
higher education approved to operate in this Commonwealth in
order to allow [resident] students to attend such institutions
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of higher education while the [resident] students are enrolled
in the school district, charter school, regional charter school,
cyber charter school or area vocational-technical school. The
agreement may be structured so that high school students may
receive credits toward completion of courses at the school
district, charter school, regional charter school, cyber charter
school or area vocational-technical school and at institutions
of higher education approved to operate in this Commonwealth.
Section 2. The definitions of "concurrent student" and
"school entity" in section 1602-B of the act are amended to
read:
Section 1602-B. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Concurrent student." A student who is enrolled in a school
district, a charter school, a regional charter school, a cyber
charter school, an area vocational-technical school, a nonpublic
school, a private school or a home education program under
section 1327.1 and who takes a concurrent course through a
concurrent enrollment program.
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"School entity." A school district, a charter school, a
regional charter school, a cyber charter school or an area
vocational-technical school.
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Section 3. Sections 1611-B and 1613-B of the act are amended
by adding subsections to read:
Section 1611-B. Responsibilities of school entities.
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(g) Revenue received by school district.--Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the revenues received by a
school district under section 1603-B shall not be included in
the school district's budgeted total expenditure per average
daily membership used to calculate the amount to be paid to a
charter school entity under section 1725-A(a)(2) and (3).
Section 1613-B. Concurrent enrollment agreements.
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(c) Charter schools, regional charter schools and cyber
charter schools.--Charter schools, regional charter schools and
cyber charter schools shall have the power and authority to
enter into a concurrent enrollment agreement with an institution
of higher education, and appropriate credit shall be awarded to
students concurrently enrolled under the agreement.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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