Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1753.2-E. Commonwealth Financing Authority

(1) Roof repairs and roof replacement.

(2) Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.

(3) Boilers and controls.

(4) Plumbing systems.

(5) Energy saving projects.

(6) Health and safety upgrades, including lead and asbestos abatement or remediation and the purchase and maintenance of automated external defibrillators.

(7) Emergencies.

(8) Accessibility projects in accordance with standards under 42 U.S.C. Ch. 126   1 (relating to equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities).

(9) Internet connectivity, not including purchasing educational technology hardware or software.

(10) Demolition projects.

(11) Window repairs and window replacement.

(12) Other projects approved by the authority.

(13) For applications for grant awards received after July 1, 2025, projects that abate or remediate environmental hazards, including the abatement or remediation of lead in water sources, asbestos and mold in accordance with the guidelines of a school entity.

(1) The authority shall develop a process through which school entities may submit applications for grant awards and post the application on its publicly accessible Internet website.

(2) An application for an improvement project shall either:

(3) A qualifying application shall have costs related to the eligible improvement project of at least $500,000.  The authority may waive this paragraph for the purchase of automated external defibrillators under subsection (b)(6).

(4) Expired June 30, 2025, pursuant to 2024, July 11, P.L. 550, No. 54, § 15.

(5) There shall be no limitation on the number of applications for different improvement projects a school entity may submit in a fiscal year.

(1) A school entity shall provide a 25% match for each grant awarded.

(2) No matching funds shall be required for a project that is determined by the authority to be an emergency.

(3) The authority may waive or reduce the match requirement for a school district that is in either financial watch or financial recovery status under Article VI-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14),  2 known as the Public School Code of 1949.

(1) No grant award for an improvement project may exceed $5,000,000.

(2) No school entity may receive an annual allocation of grants that exceeds 20% of the funds available under the program.

(3) The total allocation to area career and technical schools shall not exceed 20% of the funds allocated by the authority under the program in a fiscal year.

(4) Subject to paragraph (2), there is no limitation on a school entity receiving multiple awards under the program in a single fiscal year.

(1) No later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph,  3 the Secretary of the Budget shall transfer to the authority $100,000,000 appropriated under the act of August 3, 2023 (P.L. 471, No. 1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2023, to the Department of Education for a Level-Up Supplement.

(2) Except in the case of an emergency improvement project, the authority shall conduct a single vote to approve or disapprove the recommended slate of improvement projects.

(3) The authority shall ensure a geographic distribution of grants in the recommended slate of improvement projects.

(4) From money transferred to the authority in fiscal year 2024-2025 for Transfer to Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program--Commonwealth Financing Authority, the following shall apply:

(5) From money transferred to the authority in fiscal year 2025-2026 for Transfer to Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program--Commonwealth Financing Authority, no less than $25,000,000 shall be used to fund projects recommended by the department under subsection (b.1).

(1) Grant money may only be awarded for new projects approved by the authority.

(2) Grant money may not be used for any of the following:

(3) The authority shall execute a grant agreement between the authority and a grant recipient before the payment of a grant award.

(4) A grant recipient may not make a substantial change to an approved improvement project without first obtaining authority consent in writing.

(5) A grant recipient shall maintain full and accurate records for the improvement project.

(6) A grant recipient shall submit to the authority copies of all canceled checks or other records verifying expenditures of grant money.

(7) Any unused portion of a grant award shall be returned to the authority.

(8) A grant recipient shall submit to the authority a final report of the eligible improvement project, including any information as required by the authority.

(9) The authority may establish additional restrictions and limitations as the authority deems necessary to administer the program.

(1) Within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection,  5 the Secretary of the Budget shall transfer $25,000,000 from the following funds or programs to the restricted account established by section 1705-E.2:  6

(2) Upon deposit in the restricted account, the funds under paragraph (1) are appropriated to the Department of Education to be expended for the purpose of paying costs due to school districts for a PlanCon project as defined in section 1701-E.2.  7