Bill Information

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for the posting of annual financial information for public school entities; in pupils and attendance, further providing for education and training of exceptional children; in charter schools, further providing for definitions and for school staff; in vocational education, further providing for vocational education equipment grants; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and payment reimbursement; in disruptive student programs, further providing for applications; in private alternative education institutions for disruptive students, further providing for contracts with private alternative education institutions; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2015-2016; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for student-weighted basic education funding; further providing for payments to intermediate units, for special education payments to school districts, for extraordinary special education program expenses, for special education funding for eligible students with disabilities in Cost Category 3, and for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status; and providing for ready-to-learn block grants.