On Wednesday, the state legislature sent an amended version of House Bill 1589 — the fiscal code, which distributes subsidy to public school districts — back to the governor.
It was signed by both the House and Senate late Wednesday afternoon, according to the website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Soon afterward, state Rep. Neal P. Goodman, D-123, said he’s one of its supporters.
“I voted for The Fiscal Code bill to get the maximum amount of funding for Schuylkill County schools, including the six districts in my legislative district. And, as promised, I voted for the fiscal code to ensure funding to reimburse schools for construction projects through PlanCon is included in the 2016-17 budget,” Goodman said in an email to the newspaper.
“However, I take issue with the characterization made by some that the governor wanted to cut funding to Schuylkill County schools. Under Gov. Wolf’s plan, Schuylkill County schools would have received $2.8 million more than they had last year under the final Corbett budget. This is what my colleagues and the governor fought for — to begin restoring education funding — including the $10 million cut from Schuylkill County schools by Republicans under Corbett,” Goodman said.
Gov. Tom Wolf hadn’t reviewed the amended version of the bill Wednesday night, according to Jeffrey Sheridan, the governor’s press secretary.
“It has not come to his desk. He will review in its entirety once it does and make a final decision at that time,” Sheridan said.