Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 26-2603-L. School Environmental Repairs Program

(a) School Environmental Repairs Program.--The School Environmental Repairs Program is established in the department to provide funding to school entities for the abatement or remediation of environmental hazards in a school building or buildings.

(b) Approval process.--The department shall develop a process for school entities to apply for program funding.

(c) Eligible projects.--Projects that abate, replace or remediate environmental hazards, including, but not limited to, the abatement or remediation of lead in water sources, asbestos and mold inside the school buildings of eligible school entities and replacement of materials, are eligible to receive program funds.

(d) Form of application.--To be eligible to receive funding under this section, a school entity must submit a plan for approval to the department. The form shall include the following information:

(e) Prioritization.--The department shall prioritize eligible projects that abate or remediate environmental hazards that present the greatest risk of exposure using the following information:

(f) Funding and local match.--

(g) Guidelines.--The department shall issue guidelines for the program before the beginning of the application period. The guidelines shall include:

(h) Monitoring.--The department, or its designee, shall randomly audit and monitor program funding recipients to ensure the appropriate use of program funds and compliance with provisions of the program.

(i) Effect of money received.--Program money received by a school district under this section may not be included when calculating the amount to be paid to a charter school under section 1725-A.  1

(j) Whole or partial awards.--The department, in its discretion, may award in whole or in part a request made by a school entity in its funding application based upon the merit of a specific item requested.

(k) Report.--The department shall publish program award information, including award amounts and a description of the funded project, on its publicly accessible internet website at the conclusion of each funding round.