Harrisburg School District v. Hickok

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Before this Court are preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by the respondents in the above-captioned action (collectively, the Commonwealth) in response to a petition for review in the nature of a complaint in equity and declaratory judgment filed by the petitioners in the above captioned action (collectively, the Harrisburg School District) challenging the constitutionality of Act 91 of 2000 (the Amendment/Act 91), an amendment to the Education Empowerment Act, Act No. 2000-16(EEA), 24 P.S. §§ 17-1701-B — 17-1716-B.

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The EEA was enacted on May 10, 2000,…