West Mifflin Area School District v. Zahorchak

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is a direct appeal from the order of the Commonwealth Court upholding the constitutionality of certain portions of Act 45 of 2007, which amended Pennsylvania’s Public School Code of 1949.1

According to the facts as stipulated by the parties, in July 2000, then-Seeretary of Education Eugene W. Hickok notified the Duquesne City School District (“Du-quesne”) that, due to its history of low test performance, it was being placed on the education empowerment list, as authorized by Section 1703-B of the Education Empowerment Act.2 See 24 P.S. § 17-1703-B. Thereafter, in…