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PRINTER'S NO. 3599
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2633
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY RUSNOCK, PROBST, BRADFORD, SCHWEYER AND SANCHEZ,
JUNE 12, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 12, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in construction and renovation of
buildings by school entities, repealing provisions relating
to maintenance program and to building condition assessments
and further providing for project reimbursement and for
applicability.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 2604-J and 2605-J(a)(3) of the act of
March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code
of 1949, are repealed:
[Section 2604-J. Maintenance program.
(a) Grant program to be established.--The department shall
establish a maintenance project grant program to support school
entity maintenance projects.
(b) Eligibility.--Maintenance projects that are eligible for
grants under this section shall include the following:
(1) Roof repairs and roof replacement.
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(2) Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
(3) Boilers and controls.
(4) Plumbing systems.
(5) Energy savings projects.
(6) Health and safety upgrades.
(7) Emergencies.
(8) Other projects approved by the secretary.
(c) Application process.--The department shall develop a
process through which school entities may submit applications
for grant awards.
(d) Funding rubric.--The department shall develop a rubric
to prioritize grant awards under this section. The rubric shall
consider the following:
(1) School entity wealth.
(2) Prior receipt of grant awards.
(3) Building conditions.
(4) Emergencies.
(5) Safety and security.
(e) Local match required.--
(1) A school entity shall provide a 50% match for each
grant awarded.
(2) No matching funds shall be required for a project
that is determined by the secretary to be an emergency.
(f) Limitation on grant award.--
(1) No grant award for a maintenance project may exceed
$1,000,000.
(2) No school entity may receive an annual allocation of
grants that exceeds 20% of the funds available under the
program.
(g) Funding.--
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(1) The program shall be funded from a set-aside equal
to 25% of the appropriation for school building projects
annually under this article.
(2) No less than 20% of the funds allocated to the
program under paragraph (1) shall be awarded to projects that
enhance school building safety and security.
(3) In any fiscal year when funds are available for
grants under the program as provided in paragraph (1), the
department shall allocate 50% of the set-aside for grants by
December 31 and the other 50% of the set-aside for grants not
later than June 30 of that fiscal year.
(h) Transmission of information to General Assembly.--The
department shall annually transmit grant award information to
the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the
Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives,
including grant amounts and scoring from the rubric under
subsection (d).]
Section 2605-J. Building condition assessments.
(a) Duties of department.--
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[(3) The department shall provide additional points
under the funding rubric contained in section 2604-J(d) for
grants applied for by school entities that complete building
condition assessments.]
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Section 2. Section 2606-J of the act is amended to read:
Section 2606-J. Project reimbursement.
(a) General rule.--The Commonwealth shall reimburse a school
entity that receives department approval on an application under
section 2602-J(a)(3) by the amount calculated as follows:
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(1) Multiply the base reimbursement amount by the
adjustment factor.
(2) Multiply the product under paragraph (1) by the
lesser of the project's enrollment and full-time equivalent
building capacity.
(3) Multiply the product under paragraph (2) by the
school entity's wealth factor.
[(b) Limitation.--The maximum payment under this section
shall not exceed 65% of a project's structural cost.]
(c) Installment payments.--A school entity shall receive
equal payments over 20 years totaling the amount determined for
reimbursement under [subsections (a) and (b)] subsection (a).
(d) Adjustment factor.--
(1) Beginning July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2026, the
adjustment factor shall be zero.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, the adjustment factor shall
be one.
Section 3. Section 2608-J of the act, amended November 12,
2025 (P.L.244, No.47), is amended to read:
Section 2608-J. Applicability.
(a) New projects.--This article shall apply to projects for
which approval and reimbursement is sought [and to the
maintenance project grant program] beginning July 1, 2026.
(b) Existing projects.--
(1) For a project not completed by a school entity
before July 1, 2026, the school entity may retroactively seek
approval for the project under section 2602-J(a).
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, a project shall
be considered completed when the impacted space is open and
occupied.
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(c) Reimbursable amount adjustment.--The reimbursable amount
for the project, including existing projects, under this article
shall be reduced by the amount of the grant received related to
the project under section 1753.2-E of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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