THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, WAUGH, BREWSTER, ALLOWAY, GREENLEAF AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 4, 2011

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 4, 2011  

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, providing for growth supplement for

2011-2012 school year; and making an appropriation.

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 2502.50.  Growth Supplement for 2012-2013 School

Year.--(a)  For the 2012-2013 school year, a growth supplement

shall be paid to qualifying school districts as follows:

(1)  To qualify for the growth supplement, a school

district's 2009-2010 average daily membership must be greater

than its 2001-2002 average daily membership by three hundred

fifty (350) average daily members.

(2)  The growth supplement shall be calculated for qualifying

school districts as follows:

(i)  Subtract the school district's 2000-2001 average daily

membership from its 2008-2009 average daily membership.

(ii)  Multiply the difference from clause (i) by twenty

million dollars ($20,000,000).

(iii)  Divide the product from clause (ii) by the sum of the

differences from clause (i) for all qualifying school districts.

(b)  Payments to qualifying school districts shall be made no

later than September 15, 2010.

Section 2.  The sum of $20,000,000 is hereby appropriated to

the Department of Education for the purpose of the growth

supplement for the 2011-2012 school year provided by section

2502.50 of the act.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.