Section 1722-H - Department of EducationThe following shall apply to appropriations to the Department of Education:
(1) From an appropriation for adult and family literacy programs, summer reading programs and the adult high school diplomas program, no less than the amount allocated in the 2014-2015 fiscal year shall be allocated for an after-school learning program servicing low-income students located in a county of the sixth class with a population of at least 60,000, but not more than 70,000, under the most recent federal decennial census.(2) From money appropriated for career and technical education:(i) $10,000,000 shall be distributed as provided under sections 2502.6 and 2502.8 of the Public School Code of 1949.(ii) $20,000,000 shall be distributed as grants upon recommendation of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board to support emerging work force needs throughout elementary and secondary education.(3) From money appropriated for Pennsylvania charter schools for the deaf and blind, $445,000 shall be distributed pro rata based on each school's increased share of required contributions for public school employees' retirement.(4) The following shall apply: (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds set aside under section 2509.8 of the Public School Code of 1949, shall include an allocation for an approved private school which received a payment under section 1722-L(6).(ii) The allocation under this paragraph shall be in an amount equal to the amount allocated to an approved private school under section 1722-L(6) for the 2015-2016 fiscal year.(iii) The allocation under this paragraph shall be in addition to an allocation from an appropriation for approved private schools.(iv) For the purposes of the formula for approved private schools under section 1376 of the Public School Code of 1949 for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, a payment made under this paragraph shall be considered part of the base allocation in section 1376(a.2) of the Public School Code of 1949.(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money from the set-aside under section 2509.8 of the Public School Code of 1949 shall be allocated to each approved private school with a day tuition rate determined to be less than $32,000 during the 2010-2011 school year. The allocation shall be no less than the amount allocated in the 2015-2016 fiscal year.(6) From money appropriated for regional community college services, all of the following shall apply: (i) $900,000 shall be distributed to a community college in a county of the fourth class with a population of at least 175,000, but not more than 190,000, under the most recent federal decennial census.(ii) $5,203,000 shall be distributed to a college established under Article XIX-G of Public School Code of 1949.(iii) $350,000 shall be distributed for a county of the sixth class with a population of at least 75,000, but not more than 85,000, under the most recent federal decennial census to establish a program that targets postsecondary students.(7) From the appropriation for Trauma-informed Education Program, $500,000 shall be allocated to a nonprofit organization located in a city of the third class having a population of at least 117,000 but no more than 120,000 under the 2010 federal decennial census, for an educational program designed for children, especially at-risk youth, that teaches coping skills to assist with social, economic and environmental factors in their community.(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money appropriated for community education councils shall be distributed to each entity that received a distribution in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Each entity shall receive a distribution equal to the amount received in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.(9) Notwithstanding section 1724-A of the Public School Code of 1949 or 24 Pa.C.S. § 8329 (relating to payments on account of Social Security deductions from appropriations), no payments shall be made to charter schools, regional charter schools or cyber charter schools authorized under Article XVII-A of the Public School Code of 1949 from money appropriated for school employees' Social Security.(10) Notwithstanding section 1724-A of the Public School Code of 1949 or 24 Pa.C.S. §§ 8326 (relating to contributions by the Commonwealth) and 8535 (relating to payments to school entities by Commonwealth), no payments shall be made to charter schools, regional charter schools or cyber charter schools authorized under Article XVII-A of the Public School Code of 1949 from money appropriated for payment of required contributions for public school employees' retirement.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 42, § 24, eff. 6/22/2018.