Legal Opinion
West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School v. School District of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 2016PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice SAYLOR.
In this matter we address whether legislation designed to help the Philadelphia School District recover from financial hardship violates the non-delegation rule.
Public schools in Pennsylvania are governed by the Public School Code of 1949.1 In 1959, Article VI(F) was added to the code to assist school districts experiencing financial distress. See 24 P.S. §§ 6-691 to 6-695 (1959) (the “Distress Law”).2 Re*959sponding to adverse financial conditions in the Philadelphia School District (the “School District”)) the Legislature again amended the School Code in the late…
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