PRINTER'S NO. 12
No. 10 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LUCYK, COWELL, BATTISTO, DOMBROWSKI, ARGALL,
FARGO, ROBBINS, GRUITZA, WOZNIAK, CLYMER, JACKSON, DAVIES,
MAINE, PETRONE, LANGTRY, McVERRY, GAMBLE, TRELLO, JOHNSON,
MORRIS, E. Z. TAYLOR, VROON, PITTS, FLICK, HERSHEY, RITTER,
SEMMEL, D. W. SNYDER, ANGSTADT, CALTAGIRONE, GALLEN, LEH,
REBER, JADLOWIEC, STUBAN, HAYES, BURD, STEIGHNER, MILLER,
BURNS, CORRIGAN, HECKLER, MELIO, REINARD, J. L. WRIGHT,
BELARDI, CAWLEY, SERAFINI, STABACK AND BOWLEY, JANUARY 18,
1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 18, 1989
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," revising the payment formula for
6 technical and vocational training.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 2504.3 of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
11 August 14, 1963 (P.L.1065, No.463), is amended to read:
12 Section 2504.3. Payments on Account of Students Enrolled in
13 Technical Institutes.--The Commonwealth shall pay every school
14 district having out-of-school youth or adults enrolled in a
15 technical institute for each pupil in average daily membership
16 one-third of the total current expenses per pupil as provided in
1 the approved budget, or the per pupil cost for current expenses,
2 whichever is less. The remainder of the cost of total current
3 expenses may be borne by the [district of residence or by the
4 district of residence and the pupil, but in no event shall the
5 pupil bear more than one-third of the total current expenses per
6 pupil] pupil and/or other sources of revenue.
7 Section 2. Section 2507 of the act, amended July 10, 1986
8 (P.L.1270, No.117), is amended to read:
9 Section 2507. Payments on Account of Approved Vocational
10 Extension Classes and Pre-employment Training.--Every school
11 district and every vocational school district and area
12 vocational-technical school, regardless of classification, shall
13 be paid by the Commonwealth for every school year, on account of
14 approved vocational extension classes and pre-employment
15 training, eighty per cent (80%) of the sum which was expended
16 the previous year by the district or area vocational-technical
17 school for the compensation of vocational extension and pre-
18 employment training teachers and supervisors. For the purpose of
19 computing reimbursement, the maximum compensation shall be [four
20 dollars ($4.00)] seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour and the
21 amount expended for supervisory salaries shall not exceed twenty
22 per cent (20%) of the sum expended for teachers' salaries:
23 Provided, That in special cases when travel time or unusual
24 preparation of instructional materials or other factors result
25 in an inadequate compensation, the Department of Education may
26 approve additional reimbursable employment time for such
27 additional services upon the submission of adequate
28 substantiative evidence from the responsible superintendent of
29 schools. For the 1985-1986 school year and each school year
30 thereafter, the Commonwealth shall pay the amount required by
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1 this section to the school district or area vocational-technical
2 school which provided the approved vocational extension classes
3 and pre-employment training for which reimbursement is made.
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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