Pocono Mountain School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education

I join Justice Baer’s dissent and write to express some additional observations. In my view, Section 8327(b)(2) of the Public School Employees’ Retirement Code (Retirement Code), 24 Pa.C.S. § 8327(b)(2), need not be read in pari materia with Section 1729-A(i) of the Charter School Law (CSL), 24 P.S. § 17-1729-A(i), because the statutes address different subjects: one provides a payment mechanism for PSERS contributions, Section 8327(b)(2), and one describes the protocols for closure of charter schools, Section 1729-A(i). I recognize that both provisions address charter schools. However,…