PRINTER'S NO. 255
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.201
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, MARCELL, FREEMAN, DONAHUE, MERSKI, GUENST,
HADDOCK, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, MAJOR, CERRATO, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, FIEDLER AND GREEN, JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 23, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in intermediate units, further
providing for powers and duties of the intermediate unit
board of directors and for capital subsidy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 914-A(11) and 919.1-A(a) of the act of
March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code
of 1949, are amended to read:
Section 914-A. Powers and Duties of the Intermediate Unit
Board of Directors.--An intermediate unit board of directors
shall have the power and its duty shall be:
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(11) To [lease] acquire land and buildings by purchase,
lease or gift and to own office space and warehouse facilities.
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Section 919.1-A. Capital Subsidy.--(a) All lease
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any other contracts, instruments or agreements for office space,
classrooms, warehouse space and [ similar] other facilities shall
be pre-approved by the Secretary of Education. [ Loan agreements
and mortgages for office and warehouse facilities shall be pre-
approved by the Secretary of Education. ] For the 1977-1978
school year and each school year thereafter, in addition to any
payments required under section 917.1-A, the Commonwealth shall
allocate to the intermediate units, on account of approved lease
agreements, loan agreements, mortgages, security agreements or
any other contracts, instruments or agreements, an amount to be
determined as follows: by obtaining the product of the number of
students in average daily membership (ADM) multiplied by the
median actual instruction expense per weighted average daily
membership of all the school districts, to be further multiplied
by three one-hundredths of one percent (0.03%), based on the
latest actual data available to the Secretary of Education.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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