PRINTER'S NO. 2302
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1717
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, MURT, BARRAR, CALTAGIRONE, TOPPER,
McNEILL, READSHAW, DRISCOLL, SAYLOR, BULLOCK, GROVE,
D. COSTA, RAPP, PASHINSKI, DUSH AND DONATUCCI,
AUGUST 16, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, AUGUST 16, 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," providing for individual empowerment
scholarship accounts; and establishing the Pennsylvania
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program, the Department of
Education Empowerment Scholarship Fund and the State
Treasurer Empowerment Scholarship Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding an
article to read:
ARTICLE XXVI-J
INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS
Section 2601-J. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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