Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 25-2504.4. Payments on account of limited English proficiency programs

(a) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2004-2005 market value income aid ratio must be greater than or equal to 0.3000 and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2002-2003 school year must be no less than 2% of the school district's 2002-2003 average daily membership. The allocation to a qualified school district under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2004-2005 out of the appropriation for basic education funding to school districts and determined by:

(a.1) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section for the 2004-2005 school year, a school district's 2005-2006 market value/income aid ratio must be greater than or equal to three thousand ten-thousandths (0.3000), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2003-2004 school year must be no less than two percent (2%) of the school district's 2003-2004 average daily membership. The allocation to a qualified school district under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2005-2006 out of the appropriation for basic education funding to school districts and determined by:

(a.2) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2006-2007 market value/income aid ratio must be equal to or greater than three thousand five hundred ten-thousandths (.3500), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2004-2005 school year must be equal to or greater than two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the school district's 2004-2005 average daily membership. The allocation under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2006-2007 out of the appropriation for basic education funding and calculated for qualifying school districts as follows:

(a.3) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2007-2008 market value/income aid ratio must be equal to or greater than three thousand eight hundred ten-thousandths (.3800), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2005-2006 school year must be equal to or greater than three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the school district's 2005-2006 average daily membership. The allocation under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2007-2008 out of the appropriation for basic education funding and calculated for qualifying school districts as follows:

(b) Funds received by a school district under this section shall only be used to support instructional programs for students identified as Limited English Proficient. A school district shall not place any funds received under this section into any reserve account.