PENNSYLVANIA, March 15 - PRINTER'S NO. 420

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

123

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COLLETT, MUTH, SCHWANK, MENSCH, COMITTA,

HAYWOOD, KANE, KEARNEY, TARTAGLIONE AND MARTIN,

MARCH 15, 2021

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 15, 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 reimbursements by Commonwealth and

between school districts, further providing for student-

weighted basic education funding.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2502.53(b)(1) of the act of March 10,

1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended June 5, 2020 (P.L.223, No.30), is amended and the

subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

Section 2502.53. Student-Weighted Basic Education Funding.--

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(b) For the 2015-2016 school year and each school year

thereafter, except the 2019-2020 school year which shall be

governed by subsection (b.1), the Commonwealth shall pay to each

school district a basic education funding allocation which shall

consist of the following:

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