OFFICIAL OPINION No. 5

OFFICIAL OPINION No. 5 Act sn of 1912-Transportation of public and nonpublic school students- Effective date of the Act. 12 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 1. Act 372, approved December 29, 1972, pro,·iding for p~pil tran.sporat!on to public a nd nonpublic school children, becomes effective, under Section 1703 of the new Statutory Construction Act of 19.72, Act 290 of 1972, 1 Pa. s. § § 1501, et se1., P.S. ~ . , effective D~cer:iber 6, 1972, at the beginning of the fiscal year ot the poht1cal subd1v1s10n affected fol- lowing December 29, 1972. Honorable John C. Pittenger Secretary Department of Education Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Dear Secretary Pittenger : Harrisburg, Pa. January 15, 1973 It has been brought to our attention that there is some confu- sion on the part of school officials as to the effective date of Act 372, approved December 29, 1972, providing for pupil transpor- tation to public and nonpublic school students. Section 1703 of the new Statutory Construction Act of 1972, Act 290 of 1972, 1 Pa. S. §§1501, et seq., effective December 6, 1972, which governs this situation, provides that: "Statutes affecting the budget of any political subdivi- sion enacted finally at any regular session of the Gen- eral Assembly shall be effective on the date specified by that one of the following rules of construction in ef- fect on the date of final enactment of the statute: * * * * " ( 5) Final enactment on or after June 6. 1969·.-on the date specified in the statute, or if finally enacted there- after, or if no date is specified, then at the beginning of the fiscal year of the political subdivision affected following the date of final enactment of the statute." Since Act 372 was enacted after the date specified in the stat- ute (July 1, 1972), it becomes effective at the beginning of the fiscal year of the political subdivision affected following Decem- ber 29, 1972. Sincerely yours, MARK P. WIDOFF Deputy Attorney General ISRAEL P ACKEL Attorney General