PRINTER'S NO. 1119
No. 979 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY COLAFELLA, STAIRS, DeWEESE, M. COHEN, BELARDI, D. EVANS, CLYMER, CURRY, GRUCELA, HERMAN, KIRKLAND, McILHATTAN, NAILOR, ROEBUCK, STEELMAN, T. STEVENSON, STURLA, C. WILLIAMS, YEWCIC, ARGALL, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BISHOP, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, L. I. COHEN, COSTA, DALEY, DeLUCA, EACHUS, FREEMAN, GORDNER, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, MELIO, MICHLOVIC, ORIE, PETRARCA, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PRESTON, READSHAW, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, TRICH, TULLI, WALKO, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 14, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 14, 2001
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 reimbursements 6 or payments by the Commonwealth to community colleges. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1913-A(b)(1.4) of the act of March 10, 10 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 11 amended May 10, 2000 (P.L.44, No.16), is amended to read: 12 Section 1913-A. Financial Program; Reimbursement or 13 Payments.--* * * 14 (b) * * * 15 (1.4) The equivalent full-time student reimbursement of a
1 community college shall be the sum of credit course, noncredit 2 course and stipend reimbursements. These reimbursements shall be 3 calculated using a reimbursement factor of one thousand and 4 forty dollars ($1,040) for the 1993-1994 fiscal year, of one 5 thousand eighty dollars ($1,080) for the 1994-1995 fiscal year 6 and of one thousand one hundred eighty dollars ($1,180) for the 7 1995-1996 fiscal year and one thousand and two hundred and ten 8 dollars ($1,210) for the 1996-1997 fiscal year and one thousand 9 two hundred sixty dollars ($1,260) for the 1997-1998 fiscal year 10 and the 1998-1999 fiscal year and one thousand three hundred 11 dollars ($1,300) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and one thousand 12 four hundred dollars ($1,400) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year and 13 one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for the 2001-2002 14 fiscal year and for each year thereafter and shall be determined 15 as follows: 16 (i) Credit course reimbursement shall be calculated by 17 multiplying the reimbursement factor by the number of equivalent 18 full-time students enrolled in credit courses as determined by 19 an audit to be made in a manner prescribed by the State Board of 20 Education. 21 (ii) Noncredit course reimbursement shall be calculated as 22 follows: 23 (A) eighty percent (80%) of the reimbursement factor 24 multiplied by the number of equivalent full-time students 25 enrolled in eligible noncredit courses for the 1993-1994 fiscal 26 year, as determined by the audit referred to in paragraph (i); 27 (B) seventy percent (70%) of the reimbursement factor 28 multiplied by the number of equivalent full-time students 29 enrolled in eligible noncredit courses for the 1994-1995 fiscal 30 year and for each year thereafter, as determined by the audit 20010H0979B1119 - 2 -
1 referred to in paragraph (i); or 2 (C) one hundred percent (100%) of the reimbursement factor 3 multiplied by the number of equivalent full-time students 4 enrolled in eligible noncredit public safety courses that 5 provide training for volunteer firefighters and emergency 6 medical services for the 1995-1996 fiscal year and for each year 7 thereafter, as determined by the audit referred to in paragraph 8 (i). 9 (iii) Stipend reimbursement on account of a community 10 college's operating costs for all equivalent full-time students 11 enrolled in the following categories of two-year or less than 12 two-year occupational or technical programs, shall be the sum of 13 the following: 14 (A) One thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) per full-time 15 equivalent student enrolled in advanced technology programs. For 16 the fiscal year 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, the 17 reimbursement rate shall be calculated at one thousand one 18 hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,175) per full-time equivalent 19 student enrolled in advanced technology programs. For the fiscal 20 year 1998-1999 and each year thereafter, the reimbursement rate 21 shall be calculated at one thousand four hundred sixty dollars 22 ($1,460) per full-time equivalent student enrolled in advanced 23 technology programs. Advanced technology programs are programs 24 using new or advanced technologies which hold promise for 25 creating new job opportunities, including such fields as 26 robotics, biotechnology, specialized materials and engineering 27 and engineering-related programs. 28 (B) One thousand dollars ($1,000) per full-time equivalent 29 student enrolled in programs designated as Statewide programs. 30 For the fiscal year 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, the 20010H0979B1119 - 3 -
1 reimbursement rate shall be calculated at one thousand seventy- 2 five dollars ($1,075) per full-time equivalent student enrolled 3 in programs designated as Statewide programs. For the fiscal 4 year 1998-1999 and each year thereafter, the reimbursement rate 5 shall be calculated at one thousand three hundred sixty dollars 6 ($1,360) per full-time equivalent student enrolled in programs 7 designated as Statewide programs. A Statewide program is a 8 program which meets one or more of the following criteria: 9 (I) Program enrollment from out-of-sponsor area is twenty 10 per cent or more of the enrollment for the program. 11 (II) A consortial arrangement exists with another community 12 college to cooperatively operate a program or share regions in 13 order to avoid unnecessary program duplication. 14 (C) Five hundred dollars ($500) per full-time equivalent 15 student enrolled in other occupational or technical programs. 16 For the fiscal year 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, the 17 reimbursement rate shall be calculated at five hundred seventy- 18 five dollars ($575) per full-time equivalent student enrolled in 19 other occupational or technical programs. For the fiscal year 20 1998-1999 and each year thereafter, the reimbursement rate shall 21 be calculated at eight hundred sixty dollars ($860) per full- 22 time equivalent student enrolled in other occupational or 23 technical programs. 24 * * * 25 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. C1L24JLW/20010H0979B1119 - 4 -