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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-27

NOTICES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Approval of the Chester Upland School District as a Member of the Local Sponsor of the Delaware County Community College

[41 Pa.B. 127]
[Saturday, January 1, 2011]

 At a regular public meeting held November 18, 2010, the State Board of Education (State Board) approved the application of the Chester Upland School District (Chester Upland) to become a member of the Local Sponsor of the Delaware County Community College (College). In its application, Chester Upland sought the approval of the State Board under section 1902-A(c) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 19-1902-A(c)). The Board of Directors of the College and the 11 current local sponsors of the College endorsed the Chester Upland's application. The resolution adopted by the State Board reflecting Chester Upland's approval appears as follows.

ADAM A. SCHOTT, 
Executive Director

RESOLUTION

Action Item 1117.1

 Whereas, under section 1902-A(a)(3) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 19-1902-A(a)(3)), the State Board of Education (''State Board'') must approve or disapprove petitions of school districts or municipalities that apply for participation in an established community college; and

 Whereas, in accord with section 1902-A(a)(3) of the Public School Code, the State Board may not approve a petition unless it is accompanied by the consent of the governing bodies of the majority of the members of the local sponsor of the established community college to the participation of the petitioning school district or municipality; and

 Whereas, the Chester Upland School District (''Chester Upland'') on June 23, 2010, approved a resolution requesting that the eleven current sponsor school districts of the Delaware County Community College support Chester Upland's petition to become the community college's twelfth local sponsor; and

 Whereas, as part of its resolution, Chester Upland agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Sponsorship and Establishment of Delaware County Community College dated December 31, 1966; and

 Whereas, all eleven current sponsor school districts of the Delaware County Community College have passed resolutions in support of Chester Upland's petition; and

 Whereas, the Board of Directors of the Delaware County Community College on September 15, 2010, adopted a resolution in support of Chester Upland's petition; and

 Whereas, the City of Chester and the Chester Upland School District have clearly outlined their respective financial commitments to this sponsorship; and

 Whereas, the State Board published notice of Chester Upland's petition in the November 6, 2010, edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin and invited public comment on the petition (see 40 Pa.B. 6495); and

 Whereas, the Department of Education has reviewed the petition and recommends approval by the Council of Higher Education and State Board of Education; and

 Whereas, the Council of Higher Education on November 17, 2010, recommended that the State Board approve Chester Upland's petition.

 Now, Therefore, Be It

 Resolved: That the State Board of Education approves the petition of the Chester Upland School District toparticipate as a local sponsor of the Delaware County Community College, effective January 1, 2011.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-27. Filed for public inspection December 30, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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