HB 201 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in intermediate units, further providing for powers and duties of the intermediate unit board of directors and for capital subsidy.

PRINTER'S NO.    255

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 201
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, MARCELL, FREEMAN, DONAHUE, MERSKI, GUENST,
        HADDOCK, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, MAJOR, CERRATO, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, FIEDLER AND GREEN, JANUARY 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 23, 2025


                                     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," in intermediate units, further
 6      providing for powers and duties of the intermediate unit
 7      board of directors and for capital subsidy.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Sections 914-A(11) and 919.1-A(a) of the act of
11   March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code
12   of 1949, are amended to read:
13      Section 914-A.    Powers and Duties of the Intermediate Unit
14   Board of Directors.--An intermediate unit board of directors
15   shall have the power and its duty shall be:
16      * * *
17      (11)    To [lease] acquire land and buildings by purchase,
18   lease or gift and to own office space and warehouse facilities.
19      * * *
20      Section 919.1-A.    Capital Subsidy.--(a)   All lease
 1   agreements, security agreements, loan agreements, mortgages or
 2   any other contracts, instruments or agreements for office space,
 3   classrooms, warehouse space and [similar] other facilities shall
 4   be pre-approved by the Secretary of Education. [Loan agreements
 5   and mortgages for office and warehouse facilities shall be pre-
 6   approved by the Secretary of Education.] For the 1977-1978
 7   school year and each school year thereafter, in addition to any
 8   payments required under section 917.1-A, the Commonwealth shall
 9   allocate to the intermediate units, on account of approved lease
10   agreements, loan agreements, mortgages, security agreements or
11   any other contracts, instruments or agreements, an amount to be
12   determined as follows: by obtaining the product of the number of
13   students in average daily membership (ADM) multiplied by the
14   median actual instruction expense per weighted average daily
15   membership of all the school districts, to be further multiplied
16   by three one-hundredths of one percent (0.03%), based on the
17   latest actual data available to the Secretary of Education.
18      * * *
19      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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