PRINTER'S NO. 1797
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1449
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY McCARTER, ULLMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN,
DiGIROLAMO, ISAACSON, HILL-EVANS, CIRESI, WEBSTER, A. DAVIS
AND STURLA, MAY 13, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 13, 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 cyber charter schools, providing
for review and moratorium.
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 a
section to read:
Section 1745.1-A. Review and moratorium.
(a) Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study.--The
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall conduct a study
of all aspects of the funding, operation and performance of all
cyber charter schools in this Commonwealth, including the
potential impact of the approval of new cyber charter schools
and an expansion of existing cyber charter school enrollments on
students attending those cyber charter schools and on students
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
attending school districts with students enrolled in the new or
expanded cyber charter schools.
(b) Time period for completion of study and dissemination.--
The study under subsection (a) shall be completed within two
years of the effective date of this section and shall be posted
by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee on its publicly
accessible Internet website and by the department on its
publicly accessible Internet website. The Legislative Budget and
Finance Committee shall provide a copy of the study to the
Governor, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and
minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Period and effect of moratorium.--Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, beginning on the effective
date of this section and until the dissemination of the study
under subsection (b), a moratorium is established on the
formation and approval of new cyber charter schools and the
expansion of existing cyber charter schools in order to provide
the General Assembly with sufficient time to review the
completed study under subsection (a) and to take appropriate
action. During the period of the moratorium, no new cyber
charter school shall be formed or approved and no existing cyber
charter school shall have its enrollment expanded.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20190HB1449PN1797 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25