PENNSYLVANIA, April 9 - 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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