It’s called Act 1 and Pennsylvania school districts’ budgets have often been determined by what Act 1 allows them to do since it was adopted by the legislature in 2006. Act 1 requires school districts to seek voter approval for tax increases greater than “the Act 1 Index'' which is made up of several cost to schools factors. Districts can get exceptions from this requirement if tax increases are needed to cover specific types of expenses. Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor released results of an audit of 12 school districts this week that found the audited districts moved unspent money out of their general funds into reserves to be eligible for the exceptions and sometimes those reserves totaled millions of dollars. Auditor General Tim DeFoor is with us today.

It’s called Act 1 and Pennsylvania school districts’ budgets have often been determined by what Act 1 allows them to do since it was adopted by the legislature in 2006. Act 1 requires school districts to seek voter approval for tax increases greater than “the Act 1 Index'' which is made up of several cost to schools factors. Districts can get exceptions from this requirement if tax increases are needed to cover specific types of expenses. Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor released results of an audit of 12 school districts this week that found the audited districts moved unspent money out of their general funds into reserves to be eligible for the exceptions and sometimes those reserves totaled millions of dollars. Auditor General Tim DeFoor is with us today.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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