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This bill modifies funding and regulations for charter schools in Pennsylvania, with a primary focus on special education funding mechanisms. Starting from the 2025-2026 school year, the bill introduces a new tiered funding system for special education students based on their educational expenditure categories (1, 2, and 3), where charter schools will receive multipliers of their base per-student funding ranging from 1.51 to 7.46 depending on the student's category. Charter schools must document the cost of providing education to special education students and return any overpayments to their resident school districts by February 1st each year. The bill also updates which sections of existing education laws apply to charter schools, adding Section 1372 to the list of applicable regulations and removing a reference to the Antihazing Law while adding a reference to an asset forfeiture statute. Additionally, the bill makes a technical change to how cyber charter schools reference Section 1372. These changes aim to create a more precise and accountable funding system for charter schools' special education programs, with the new provisions set to take effect 60 days after the bill's passage.

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