2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 272

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for advertising; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for responsibilities of school entities; in charter schools, further providing for short title, for legislative intent, for definitions and for powers of charter schools, providing for powers of authorizers, further providing for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for establishment of charter school, for regional charter school, for contents of application and for term and form of charter, providing for charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board, for facilities, for enrollment, for school staff and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for transportation, for tort liability, for annual reports and assessments, for causes for nonrenewal or termination, for multiple charter school organizations, for desegregation orders and for charter school grants, providing for accountability matrix, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for cyber charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters, further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations, for effect on certain existing charter schools, and for regulations, and providing for cyber charter school moratorium; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for approved reimbursable annual rental for leases of buildings or portions of buildings for charter school use; and providing for applicability.