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Act 73 ties tuition rules to a contingent foundation formula and allows limited additional fees for high-school students
Summary
Under Act 73, tuition payments will follow a base-plus-weights foundation model if contingencies are met (contingent effective date 07/01/2028); receiving schools may charge a capped 5% additional fee for grades 9–12 pending State Board approval and local supplemental spending votes; approved independent CTE centers remain treated differently.
St. James explained how Act 73 modifies tuition mechanics and ties some tuition statutes to a contingent foundation formula.
Under the contingency tied to the foundation formula (effective 07/01/2028 if conditions are met), funding will be distributed as a base amount with weights that follow the student. "Under the foundation formula... the base and weights follow the student," St. James said. Receiving schools, whether public or approved independent schools, would receive the base plus…
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