PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 906 PRINTER'S NO. 937
No. 808 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, TARTAGLIONE, RAFFERTY, CORMAN, FONTANA, ARMSTRONG, TOMLINSON, EARLL, M. WHITE AND FOLMER, APRIL 27, 2007
SENATOR RHOADES, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, MAY 1, 2007
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 an annual report on the 6 high school curriculum enhancement grant programs. 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 117. Annual Report on High School Curriculum 13 Enhancement Grant Programs.--(a) The Department of Education 14 shall annually review the operation of any State grant program 15 designed to strengthen high school curricula in school entities 16 in this Commonwealth by creating rigorous college and career 17 preparatory programs, increasing academic achievement, providing 18 school-based counseling and providing professional development 19 in this Commonwealth and shall compile an annual report.
1 (b) The annual report shall include the following 2 information for the fiscal year in which the report is issued: 3 (1) A listing of each school entity that received grant 4 funds, the amount of grant funds received and an identification 5 of whether the grant funds were used to establish, maintain or 6 expand any program related to creating rigorous college and 7 career preparatory programs, increasing academic achievement, 8 providing school-based counseling and providing professional 9 development. 10 (2) The criteria used to determine the eligibility of a 11 school entity to receive grant funds. 12 (3) The criteria used to determine the amount of grant funds 13 a school entity received. 14 (4) The process a school entity utilized to apply for grant 15 funds, including sample copies of any and all application forms, 16 instructions and deadlines. 17 (5) For each school entity that received grant funds, a 18 listing of the college and career preparatory program 19 enhancements, academic achievement improvements, school-based 20 counseling programs and professional development opportunities 21 purchased with the grant funds. 22 (6) For each school entity that received grant funds, the 23 number of students impacted by the college and career 24 preparatory program enhancements, academic achievement 25 improvements, school-based counseling programs and professional 26 development opportunities purchased with the grant funds. 27 (7) A listing of any provider of the college and career 28 preparatory program enhancements, academic achievement 29 improvements, school-based counseling programs and professional 30 development opportunities with whom the Department of Education 20070S0808B0937 - 2 -
1 or the Commonwealth holds a contract or agreement where such 2 contract or agreement is used to provide a school entity that 3 received grant funds with the college and career preparatory 4 program enhancements, academic achievement improvements, school- 5 based counseling programs and professional development 6 opportunities resources. 7 (8) AN ASSESSMENT OF ANY IMPACT THE PROGRAM HAS HAD ON <-- 8 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS. 9 (c) No later than June 30, 2007, FEBRUARY 1, 2008, and <-- 10 February 1 of each year thereafter, the Department of Education 11 shall submit the report required under this section to the 12 chairmen and minority chairmen of the Appropriations Committee 13 and the Education Committee of the Senate and to the chairmen 14 and minority chairmen of the Appropriations Committee and of the 15 Education Committee of the House of Representatives. The annual 16 report shall be included on the Department of Education's 17 Internet website. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. D18L24DMS/20070S0808B0937 - 3 -