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PRINTER'S NO. 559
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
542
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, MENSCH, FONTANA AND STEFANO,
APRIL 9, 2021
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, APRIL 9, 2021
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 charter schools, further providing
for funding for charter schools.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1725-A(a)(3) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended and the subsection is amended by adding a clause to
read:
Section 1725-A. Funding for Charter Schools.--(a) Funding
for a charter school shall be provided in the following manner:
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(3) For special education students, the charter school shall
receive for each student enrolled the same funding as for each
non-special education student as provided in clause (2), plus an
additional amount determined by dividing the district of
residence's total special education expenditure by [the product
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of multiplying the combined percentage of section 2509.5(k)
times the district of residence's total average daily membership
for the prior school year.] the total number of special
education students who reside in the school district. This
amount shall be paid by the district of residence of each
student.
(3.1) The following shall apply to clause (3):
(i) The total number of special education students who
reside in the school district shall be the sum of the following:
(A) The number of special education students who reside in
the school district for which the annual expenditure is in
Category 1.
(B) The number of special education students who reside in
the school district for which the annual expenditure is in
Category 2.
(C) The number of special education students who reside in
the school district for which the annual expenditure is in
Category 3.
(ii) The dollar ranges for the annual expenditure amounts
designated as Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 under
subclause (i) and the data used to calculate the total number of
special education students who reside in the school district
under subclause (i) shall be the same as provided for under
section 2509.5(bbb)(2)(vii) and (viii).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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