PRINTER'S NO. 679
No. 606 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, DeWEESE, CURRY, GRUCELA, HERMAN, MUNDY,
R. MILLER, STURLA, BISHOP, BELARDI, BLACKWELL, BOYD, BROWNE,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, DALEY, FABRIZIO,
FRANKEL, HARPER, JAMES, JOSEPHS, MANN, McILHATTAN, PISTELLA,
PRESTON, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, STABACK, THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO,
WANSACZ AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
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 payment of
6 educational support services grants.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1507-C(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
11 May 17, 2001 (P.L.4, No.4), is amended to read:
12 Section 1507-C. Payment of educational support services grants.
13 (a) Certificates.--A certificate for education support
14 services under this article shall be issued by the department in
15 an amount authorizing up to $500 for each eligible student
16 identified on the certificate. The certificate shall be issued
17 to the grant recipient and shall be valid only for the fiscal
18 year in which it is issued. After receiving the certificate from
1 a grant recipient, the provider shall include the following
2 information on the certificate: name of eligible student served,
3 type of instruction, date and length of instruction and cost of
4 instruction provided to the eligible student. When the amount of
5 the certificate has been utilized or when the eligible student
6 is no longer receiving education support services from the
7 provider, the provider shall return the completed certificate to
8 [the grant recipient for submission to] the department for
9 payment. The department shall [make payment directly] issue a
10 check payable to both the grant recipient and the provider and
11 mail it to the grant recipient for the amount due. [Grant
12 recipients must send all outstanding certificates to the
13 department for payment no later than 90 days after receiving the
14 completed certificate from the provider.] The department shall
15 notify the provider of the mailing of the check to the grant
16 recipient.
17 * * *
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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