Section 25-2599.6 - Ready-to-learn block grant.(a) For the 2016-2017 , 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, each school entity shall receive a ready-to-learn block grant in an amount not less than the sum of: (1) An amount equal to the amount the school entity received during the 2013-2014 school year under section 2599.2.(2) An amount equal to the amount the school entity received during the 2014-2015 school year under section 1722-J(21)(ii) of the act of April 9, 1929 ( P.L. 343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.(3) An amount equal to the amount the school entity received during the 2015-2016 school year under section 1722-L(21)(i)(C) of The Fiscal Code.(a.1) For the 2019-2020 school year and each school year thereafter, each school entity shall receive a Ready-To-Learn Block Grant in an amount not less than the amount received by the school entity from the appropriation for the Ready-To-Learn Block Grant during the 2018-2019 fiscal year. (a.2) For the 2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter, each school entity shall receive a Ready-To-Learn Block Grant in an amount not less than the amount received by the school entity from the appropriation for the Ready-To-Learn Block Grant during 2021-2022 fiscal year.(a.3) For the 2022-2023 school year, the sum of $100,000,000 shall be transferred within 15 days of the effective date of this subsection from the appropriation to the Department of Education for the Ready-To-Learn Block Grant to the School Safety and Security Fund. (a.4) For the 2023-2024 school year and each school year thereafter, each school entity shall receive a Ready-To-Learn Block Grant in an amount not less than the amount received by the school entity from the appropriation for the Ready-To-Learn Block Grant during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. (b) Funding received by a school entity under this section shall be used in accordance with the provisions contained in sections 2599.2 and 1722-J(21)(v) of The Fiscal Code and may be used for integrated student supports.(c) To be eligible to receive funding under this section, each school entity shall submit a plan for approval to the department outlining how the funding will be used.(d) The amount equal to the revenues received by a school district under subsection (a)(2) shall not be included in the school district's budgeted total expenditure per average daily membership used to calculate the amount to be paid to a charter school under section 1725-A(a)(2) and (3).(e) For the purposes of this section, a "school entity" shall be a school district, charter school, cyber charter school or regional charter school.Amended by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 33,§ 35, eff. 12/13/2023.Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 55, § 59, eff. 7/8/2022.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 16, § 22, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 39, § 18, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 55, § 19, eff. 11/6/2017.Added by P.L. 716 2016 No. 86, § 18, eff. 7/13/2016.