PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 680 PRINTER'S NO. 2959
No. 578 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, ADOLPH, ALLEN, BAKER, BALDWIN, BEBKO-
JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER,
CAWLEY, CIVERA, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
CURRY, DALLY, DeWEESE, FLEAGLE, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST,
GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORSEY, JAMES,
LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, MACKERETH, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MYERS, NAILOR,
PETRARCA, PETRI, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON, TANGRETTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD AND THOMAS, MARCH 3, 2003
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 19, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for annual budget,
6 additional or increased appropriations and transfer of funds.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 687 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
10 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
11 adding a subsection to read:
12 Section 687. Annual Budget; Additional or Increased
13 Appropriations; Transfer of Funds.--* * *
14 (j) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, when <--
1 the annual State budget passes after June 15 of any fiscal year,
2 the board of school directors of each school district shall
3 receive a thirty (30) day budget extension from the date of
4 passage of the annual State budget THE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS <--
5 OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY REOPEN ITS MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED
6 BUDGET WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH
7 FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH THE MOST RECENT STATE ALLOCATIONS
8 FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE APPROPRIATED in order to reflect any
9 changes in State allocations made in the annual State budget.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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