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SB 1 - Charter School Guidelines - Key Vote
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - Oct. 31, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (27-22) - Oct. 26, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Charter School Guidelines
Vote to pass a bill that establishes an opportunity scholarship program for low-income students to attend charter schools.
-Authorizes the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth to contribute funds to the scholarship program (Sec. 20).
-Specifies that a student who receives a scholarship may choose to go to another public school outside of his or her attendance boundaries (Sec. 20).
-Requires the state to pay each public school that accepts a non-resident scholarship student a determined amount (Sec. 20).
-Specifies that during the 2012-2013 school year, the program will be available to students who satisfy both of the following (Sec. 20):
-The student attended a low-performing school during the 2011-2012 school year or will be a kindergarten student at a low performing school during the 2012-2013 school year; and
-The student will reside within the attendance boundary of a low performing school on day 1 of the 2012-2013 school year.
-Specifies that during the 2013-2014 school year and each subsequent school year, the program will be available to students who satisfied the requirement for the 2012-2013 school year and who will reside within the attendance boundary of a low performing school on day 1 of the school year in which the scholarship is to be awarded (Sec. 20).
-Requires a list of underperforming schools to be published on February 1 of each year (Sec. 20).
-Requires a school district with an underperforming school to post on its website a description of the scholarship program and instructions on how to apply (Sec. 20).
-Prohibits charter schools from providing any religious instruction or displaying religious objects on the premises (Sec. 20).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 26, 2011
Title: Charter School Guidelines
Sponsors
- Jeffrey E. Piccola (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Richard L. Alloway II (PA - R)
- Patrick M. 'Pat' Browne (PA - R)
- Michael W. 'Mike' Brubaker (PA - R)
- John H. Eichelberger Jr. (PA - R)
- Edwin B. 'Ted' Erickson (PA - R)
- Michael J. 'Mike' Folmer (PA - R)
- Bob Mensch (PA - R)
- Dominic F. Pileggi (PA - R)
- John R. Pippy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Rafferty Jr. (PA - R)
- Joseph B. 'Joe' Scarnati III (PA - R)
- Lloyd K. Smucker (PA - R)
- LeAnna M. Washington (PA - D)
- Donald C. 'Don' White (PA - R)
- Anthony Hardy Williams (PA - D)
