Section 1722-E - Department of Education(a) General rule. --For the 2010-2011 school year and every school year thereafter, payments under section 1376.1(b.2) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, for a chartered school that establishes a satellite campus with the approval of the department for the purpose of enrolling students previously enrolled in a school for the deaf formerly operated by the Commonwealth shall, in addition to any amount otherwise calculated under section 1376.1(b.2), include the amount provided in fiscal year 2009-2010 pursuant tosection 1722-J(10)(ii). The total shall be subject to the annual adjustment under section 1376.1(b.2)(1) of the Public School Code of 1949.(b) Additional funding.--For the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, in addition to any other funds provided to it, the department shall provide to a chartered school that establishes a satellite campus with approval of the department for the purpose of enrolling students previously enrolled in a school for the deaf formerly operated by the Commonwealth, out of funds appropriated to the department, an amount equal to $500,000 annually to the extent appropriated by the General Assembly. (c)Educational access program funding.--The amount of educational access program funding received in the 2017-2018 fiscal year by a school district identified for financial watch status under section 694-A of the act of March 10, 1949 ( P.L. 30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, during the 2016-2017 school year shall be deemed to be a part of the school district's allocation amount under section 2502.53(b)(1) of the Public School Code of 1949 for the 2017-2018 school year and each school year thereafter. (d)Maximum school district market value.--Beginning July 1, 2017, for the purposes of the calculations described in section 2501(14) and (14.1) of the act of March 10, 1949 ( P.L. 30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, a school district's market value shall not exceed $47,000,000,000 and, in each subsequent year, the maximum market value shall be increased by the percentage increase in market value for all school districts. (e)Payments to qualifying school districts.--From money appropriated for payment of basic education funding to school districts in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the Commonwealth shall pay to qualifying school districts an allocation for the 2020-2021 school year payable in the 2021-2022 fiscal year as follows: (1)There shall be a determination of the qualifying school districts with an amount less than or equal to the amount that represents the 20th percentile for all school districts in the following calculation:(i)For each of the five preceding school years, calculate the following:(A) For each school district, the sum of the amount of student weights calculated under section 2502.53(c)(1)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the Public School Code of 1949, and the amount of weighted special education headcounts calculated under section 2509.5(bbb)(2)(i) of the Public School Code of 1949.(B)For each school district, divide the current expenditures by the sum calculated for the school district in clause (A).(C) For each school district, calculate the average of the quotients calculated under clause (B).(2)Qualifying school districts determined under paragraph (1) shall receive an amount calculated as follows: (i) For each qualifying school district, multiply the product in section 2502.53(b)(2)(i) of the Public School Code of 1949 for the 2020-2021 school year by $100,000,000.(ii)Divide the product in subparagraph (i) by the sum of the products in section 2502.53(b)(2)(i) of the Public School Code of 1949 for the 2020-2021 school year for all qualifying school districts.(3)Payments made under this subsection shall be deemed to be part of the school district's allocation amount under section 2502.53(b)(1) of the Public School Code of 1949 for the 2021-2022 school year and each school year thereafter.(4)The provisions contained in sections 2502.53 and 2509.5 of the Public School Code of 1949 shall apply to the calculation of the respective factors in this subsection.(f)Payments from basic education funding or school employees' Social Security appropriations prohibited.--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 to provide for Social Security and Medicare contributions from money appropriated for basic education funding or school employees' Social Security.(g) Payments from required contributions for public school employees' retirement appropriations prohibited.--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. Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 54, § 29, eff. 7/11/2022.Amended by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 44, § 14.1, eff. 10/30/2017.1929, April 9, P.L. 343, No. 176, art. XVII-E, § 1722-E, added 2007, July 17, P.L. 141, No. 42, § 4, imd. effective. Amended 2009, Oct. 9, P.L. 537, No. 50, § 4, retroactive effective 7/1/2009.