An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for Cyber Charter School Funding and Policy Council and further providing for advertising and sponsorships; in pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children and education and training; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department and for assessment and evaluation, providing for fund balance limits, further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for cyber charter school fund balance accountability, further providing for establishment of cyber charter school, for cyber charter school application, for enrollment and notification, for enrollee wellness checks and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations and providing for cyber charter school moratorium; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for extraordinary special education program expenses.
What changed between versions
Added new sponsors (Khan and Madsen) and reported the bill from the Appropriations Committee, reflecting a procedural update in the legislative process.
Clarified the calculation method for special education funding in cyber charter schools, specifying that the tuition rate multiplier must be applied to the rate provided under specific subsections to ensure accurate reimbursement for special needs services.
Strengthened financial accountability by mandating that any unassigned fund balance exceeding 12% of total expenditures must be refunded to school districts within 90 days.
Expanded restrictions on financial incentives, now explicitly prohibiting payments to parents or guardians for enrolling or considering enrollment in charter schools.
Corrected formatting and punctuation errors in the text, including the removal of placeholder images and the standardization of section references.