PRINTER'S NO. 3994

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2640 Session of 2006

        INTRODUCED BY HARHAI, BEBKO-JONES, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CRAHALLA,
           GEORGE, GRUCELA, LEACH, MARKOSEK, PALLONE, PETRARCA, RUBLEY,
           SAINATO, SIPTROTH, TANGRETTI, THOMAS AND TIGUE,
           APRIL 27, 2006

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 27, 2006

                                     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," providing for extraordinary growth
     6     supplements.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
    10  as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
    11  section to read:
    12     Section 2502.45.  Extraordinary Growth Supplement.--(a)  For
    13  the 2006-2007 school year and each school year thereafter, the
    14  Commonwealth shall pay an extraordinary growth supplement to
    15  each qualifying school district. To qualify for the
    16  extraordinary growth supplement, a school district must have:
    17     (1)  A 2005-2006 market value/income aid ratio greater than
    18  0.5000.
    19     (2)  A numerical difference between the school district's

     1  2004-2005 average daily membership and the school district's
     2  1994-1995 average daily membership greater than 450.
     3     (3)  A percentage difference between the school district's
     4  2004-2005 average daily membership and the school district's
     5  1994-1995 average daily membership greater than ten percent
     6  (10%).
     7     (b)  The extraordinary growth supplement shall be calculated
     8  for each qualifying school district as follows:
     9     (1)  Multiply the school district's 2004-2005 average daily
    10  membership by twelve million dollars ($12,000,000).
    11     (2)  Divide the product from paragraph (1) by the sum of the
    12  2004-2005 average daily membership for all qualifying school
    13  districts.
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.











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