(1) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district of the first class shall expend no less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) from its annual basic education funding allocation solely for costs associated with the operation of schools governed by agreements pursuant to section 696(i)(2)¹ for the operation of schools previously designated as partnership schools under the School Reform Commission Resolution Number 10 of April 17, 2002, or their successors, or for schools operated under any successor partnership agreements or contracts.

(2) Such expenditures shall include costs associated with targeted reform efforts such as: enhancements in curriculum; material and equipment, including computer hardware; professional development programs; improved or newly established accountability measures for employes; safety and security measures; and other costs associated with such agreements.

(3) These funds shall be supplemental and in addition to any amount of Federal, State and local funds allocated to those schools previously designated as partnership schools by a school district of the first class under its standard budgeting process.

(4) Receipt of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall in no way be deemed to authorize those schools previously designated as partnership schools by a school district of the first class to be treated differently from other schools in the school district of the first class in terms of services or other funding provided by the school district of the first class.