§ 1753.2-E. Commonwealth Financing Authority
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: December 13, 2023
Effective: December 13, 2023
72 P.S. § 1753.2-E
§ 1753.2-E. Commonwealth Financing Authority
(a) Establishment.--The Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program is established within the authority to support school entity improvement projects. The authority shall administer and act as the fiscal agent for the program and shall be responsible for receiving and approving all grant applications and awarding grants.
(8) Accessibility projects in accordance with standards under 42 U.S.C. Ch. 126 (relating to equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities).1
(3) The authority may waive or reduce the match requirement for a school district that is in either financial watch or financial recovery status under Article VI-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14),2 known as the Public School Code of 1949.
(1) No later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph,3 the Secretary of the Budget shall transfer to the authority $100,000,000 appropriated under the act of August 3, 2023 (P.L. 471, No. 1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2023, to the Department of Education for a Level-Up Supplement.
(j) Guidelines.--Within 60 days of the effective date of this subsection,4 the authority, in consultation with the department, shall adopt guidelines to implement this section. The guidelines shall include provisions for submission, review and approval of applications, award of grants and administration of improvement projects funded under the program, including a provision for reasonable oversight and reporting to ensure that improvement project grant awards are used as intended.
(m) Transmission of information to General Assembly.--The authority shall annually transmit grant award information to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, including grant amounts.
“Authority.” The Commonwealth Financing Authority.
“Department.” The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.
“Emergency.” A deficiency in a school building that prohibits the school building or a portion of the building from being occupied.
“School entity.” A school district or area career and technical school.
Credits
1929, April 9, P.L. 343, No. 176, art. XVII-E, § 1753.2-E, added 2023, Dec. 13, P.L. 251, No. 34, § 24, imd. effective.
Footnotes
42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
24 P.S. § 6-601-A et seq.
Subsec. (h)(1) added by 2023, Dec. 13, P.L. 251, No. 34, imd. effective.
Subsec. (j) added by 2023, Dec. 13, P.L. 251, No. 34, imd. effective.
72 P.S. § 1753.2-E, PA ST 72 P.S. § 1753.2-E
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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