Act 1 Timeline for 2020-2021 Budget – FASD Version
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Date/Deadline |
Description |
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September 30, 2019
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Department of Education deadline to notify school districts of applicable base index or adjusted index; and of next year budget process timeline. Freeport Area School District Index 3.4% |
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December 11, 2019 – Board Action |
School district deadline to adopt a Resolution Authorizing Proposed Preliminary Budget Display and Advertising (or adopt opt out resolution). |
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December 20, 2019 (110 days prior to primary election – or 20 days prior to preliminary budget adoption) |
School district deadline to make 2020-2021 Proposed Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display) pursuant to resolution. |
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December 30, 2019 (or 10 days prior to preliminary budget adoption) (n/a if opt out) |
School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt 2020-2021 Preliminary Budget |
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January 9, 2020 – Board Action (or 90 days prior to primary election – 90 days prior would be January 29, the prior board meeting would be January 16) (n/a if opt out) |
School district deadline to adopt Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028. (Motion did not carry.) |
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January 9, 2020 - Board Action (110 days prior to primary election) |
School district deadline to adopt Opt Out Resolution stating district will not raise the rate of any tax by more than index. |
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May 27, 2020 – Board Action (or 30 days prior to final budget adoption –30 days prior to June 29 would be May 31; the prior board meeting would be May 27) |
School district deadline to adopt Proposed Final Budget |
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June 9, 2020 (20 days prior to final budget adoption) |
School district deadline to make Proposed Final Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display). |
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June 19, 2020 (or 10 days prior to final budget adoption) |
School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt Final Budget.
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June 29, 2020 - Board Action (annual deadline) (the final budget must be adopted no later than the last day of the 2019-2020 fiscal year) |
School district deadline to adopt Final Budget on form PDE-2028. |