Section 1501-C. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"2005 mathematics proficiency target." Forty-five percent of students in a school entity scoring at a level equal to or above proficient on the PSSA test in mathematics administered to students in a school with an eleventh grade in the 2003-2004 school year. (Def. added July 13, 2005, P.L.226, No.46)
"2005 reading proficiency target." Fifty-four percent of students in a school entity scoring at a level equal to or above proficient on the PSSA test in reading administered to students in a school with an eleventh grade in the 2003-2004 school year. (Def. added July 13, 2005, P.L.226, No.46)
"Department." The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.
"Eligible school entity." For the purposes of the Educational Assistance Program operated pursuant to sections 1502-C and 1512-C, a school entity with one or more schools identified by the Department of Education as having failed to meet one or more academic performance targets in the 2002-2003 school year. (Def. amended July 4, 2004, P.L.536, No.70)
"Eligible student." A resident of this Commonwealth who is enrolled full time in kindergarten through twelfth grade in a school entity and is deemed eligible pursuant to section 1502-C(b) or section 1512-C(b). (Def. amended July 13, 2005, P.L.226, No.46)
"Eligibility test." The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment or a commercially prepared, standardized achievement test approved by the Department of Education. A list of approved tests under this article shall be published annually in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
"Grant." A grant awarded to a grant recipient under this article.
"Grant recipient." A resident of this Commonwealth who is a parent, guardian or person in parental relation to an eligible student.
"Program." (Def. deleted by amendment).
"Provider." A school entity, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit or for-profit organization or a certified teacher employed by a school entity, that is approved by the Department of Education to provide education support services or tutoring under the Educational Assistance Program.
"School entity." Shall mean:
(1) For purposes of the Educational Support Services Program, any of the following located in this Commonwealth: a school district, intermediate unit, joint school district, area career and technical school, charter school, independent school, licensed private academic school, accredited school, a school registered under section 1327(b) or the Scranton School for the Deaf.
(2) For purposes of the Educational Assistance Program established in section 1502-C, any of the following located in this Commonwealth: a school district, joint school district, area career and technical school or independent school.
(Def. amended Oct. 30, 2019, P.L.460, No.76)
(1501-C amended Dec. 23, 2003, P.L.304, No.48)