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PRINTER'S NO. 3540
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
931
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GROVE, QUIGLEY, KIRKLAND, MULLERY, DUNBAR,
GREINER, RAPP, ORTITAY, WARD, MILLARD, ENGLISH, PASHINSKI,
TOPPER, MASSER, MAHONEY, O'NEILL, D. MILLER, GAINEY, MAJOR,
STAATS AND PHILLIPS-HILL, JUNE 16, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 16, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Commonwealth Financing Authority to meet its
obligations under the Fiscal Code and begin the process of
PlanCON reimbursement.
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania owes school
districts billions of dollars for reimbursement on construction
costs; and
WHEREAS, Many of these school districts have been waiting
years to receive the reimbursement owed to them by the
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Some school districts have waited more than decade
to receive reimbursement for construction projects; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly on multiple occasions sent
Governor Tom Wolf a bipartisan plan to reimburse school
districts for $2.5 billion in construction costs; and
WHEREAS, Upon the final occasion, the plan became part of the
act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal
Code, through the act of April 25, 2016 (P.L.168, No.25); and
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WHEREAS, The act of April 25, 2016 (P.L.168, No.25) required
the Commonwealth Financing Authority to meet and establish a
bond program to reimburse school districts; and
WHEREAS, School districts are still waiting to receive their
reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, School districts are currently in the process of
preparing their budgets for the next school year; and
WHEREAS, School districts will again be forced to plan for
another school year without their promised reimbursement if the
Commonwealth Financing Authority fails to meet soon; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
Commonwealth Financing Authority to meet immediately and begin
the process of reimbursing school districts.
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