Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 145-C. Emergency education relief to nonpublic schools

(1) The Department of Education shall provide to nonpublic schools that are eligible to apply for money under this section a notice and application which includes the appropriate uses of the money and any other information required.  The notice and application shall be provided no later than 30 days after the Commonwealth receives the money from the Federal Government.

(2) The Department of Education shall approve or deny an application under this section no later than 30 days after the receipt of the application.

(3) The Department of Education may not apply eligibility criteria other than that required by Federal law or guidance.

(4) The Department of Education shall submit an interim report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days after an award of money is made under this section.  The report shall include the number of approved and denied applications, the amount of each award and the intended uses of the money as stated in the applications.

(5) The Department of Education shall submit a final report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives by June 30, 2022.  The report shall include the number of approved and denied applications under this section, the amount of each award and the intended uses of the money as stated in the application.

(6) Nonpublic schools that qualify for a grant under paragraph (1) may choose any educational service provider provided through an intermediate unit that is administering the program under this section, in accordance with Federal law and guidance.

(7) No later than February 14, 2023, each intermediate unit that is administering the program under this section shall report to each nonpublic school for which it administers a grant award of the amount of money that remains unexpended and shall make a report to the Department of Education of the total amount of money that remains unexpended for all nonpublic schools for which it administers grants.