Key Votes
SB 1115 - Amends Charter School Laws - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
Stewart Greenleaf voted Yea (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Stewart Greenleaf made in this general time period.
Stages
- Oct. 16, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 30, 2012 House Bill Passed
- June 4, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- June 16, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (33-16) - Oct. 16, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amends Charter School Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that reforms charter school funding, teacher assessment, and charter procurement.
Highlights:
- Establishes the Special Education Funding Commission (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Special Education Funding Commission to develop a Special Education formula to determine the distribution of change in Special Education funding among the school districts (Sec. 1).
- Eablistshes the following categories of eligible students for Special Education funding (Sec. 1):
- Cost category 1 for students with disabilities requiring the least-intensive range of services;
- Cost category 2 for students with disabilities requiring middle range of services; and
- Cost category 3 for students with disabilities requiring the most intensive range of services.
- Requires the Special Education Funding Commission to calculate cost category 3 in a way that limits potential incentive for school districts to over-identify students who qualify for this cost category (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes school districts, charter schools, and vocational technical schools to enter into a concurrent enrollment agreement with institutions of higher education (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the Governor to establish the Charter School Funding Advisory Committee to review charter school financing laws (Sec. 1).
- Limits charter schools fund balance beginning in school year 2013-2014 and each school year thereafter to the following amounts (Sec. 1):
- 12 percent for expenditures less than or equal to $11.99 million;
- 11.5 percent for expenditures between $12 million and $12.99 million;
- 11 percent for expenditures between $13 million and $13.99 million;
- 10.5 percent for expenditures between $14 million and $14.99 million;
- 10 percent for expenditures between $15 million and $15.99 million;
- 9.5 percent for expenditures between $16 million and $16.99 million;
- 9 percent for expenditures between $17 million and $17.99 million;
- 8.5 percent for expenditures between $18 million and $18.99 million; and
- 8 percent for expenditures greater than or equal to $19 million.
- Requires all applications for charter schools or for the renewal of a charter school to include a system of evaluation for educators (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (120-77) - June 30, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Amends Charter School Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends charter school funding, teacher assessment, and charter school procurement.
Highlights:
- Establishes the Special Education Funding Commission (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Special Education Funding Commission to develop a Special Education formula to determine the distribution of change in Special Education funding among the school districts (Sec. 1).
- Eablistshes the following categories of eligible students for Special Education funding (Sec. 1):
- Cost category 1 for students with disabilities requiring the least-intensive range of services;
- Cost category 2 for students with disabilities requiring middle range of services; and
- Cost category 3 for students with disabilities requiring the most intensive range of services.
- Requires the Special Education Funding Commission to calculate cost category 3 in a way that limits potential incentive for school districts to over-identify students who qualify for this cost category (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes school districts, charter schools, and vocational technical schools to enter into a concurrent enrollment agreement with institutions of higher education (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the Governor to establish the Charter School Funding Advisory Committee to review charter school financing laws (Sec. 1).
- Limits charter schools fund balance beginning in school year 2013-2014 and each school year thereafter to the following amounts (Sec. 1):
- 12 percent for expenditures less than or equal to $11.99 million;
- 11.5 percent for expenditures between $12 million and $12.99 million;
- 11 percent for expenditures between $13 million and $13.99 million;
- 10.5 percent for expenditures between $14 million and $14.99 million;
- 10 percent for expenditures between $15 million and $15.99 million;
- 9.5 percent for expenditures between $16 million and $16.99 million;
- 9 percent for expenditures between $17 million and $17.99 million;
- 8.5 percent for expenditures between $18 million and $18.99 million; and
- 8 percent for expenditures greater than or equal to $19 million.
- Requires all applications for charter schools or for the renewal of a charter school to include a system of evaluation for educators (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (46-1) - June 4, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - June 16, 2011
Title: Amends Charter School Laws
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- David G. 'Dave' Argall (PA - R)
- Lisa Baker (PA - R)
- Lisa M. Boscola (PA - D)
- Michael W. 'Mike' Brubaker (PA - R)
- Jay Costa Jr. (PA - D)
- Andrew E. 'Andy' Dinniman (PA - D)
- Edwin B. 'Ted' Erickson (PA - R)
- Lawrence M. 'Larry' Farnese Jr. (PA - D)
- Jim Ferlo (PA - D)
- Wayne D. Fontana (PA - D)
- Stewart J. Greenleaf (PA - R)
- Vincent J. Hughes (PA - D)
- Richard A. 'Rich' Kasunic (PA - D)
- Daylin Leach (PA - D)
- Bob Mensch (PA - R)
- John R. Pippy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Rafferty Jr. (PA - R)
- Judith L. 'Judy' Schwank (PA - D)
- Lloyd K. Smucker (PA - R)
- Timothy Joseph Solobay (PA - D)
- Michael J. 'Mike' Stack III (PA - D)
- Christine M. 'Tina' Tartaglione (PA - D)
- Robert M. 'Tommy' Tomlinson (PA - R)
- Patricia H. 'Pat' Vance (PA - R)
- LeAnna M. Washington (PA - D)
- Michael L. 'Mike' Waugh (PA - R)
- Anthony Hardy Williams (PA - D)
- John T. Yudichak (PA - D)
