noting that the General Assembly is presumed to know existing law when it passes legislation
How later courts described this case
- noting that the General Assembly is presumed to know existing law when it passes legislation
- refusing to consider an issue that was not raised by a litigant in the petition for allowance of appeal
- “[Cjharter schools, as independent public schools created for the purpose of providing the essential governmental service of education in a constitutionally mandated manner, are necessarily included among the agencies that are subject to the Right-to-Know Act.”
- CSL defines a charter school as “an independent public school….” and performs a distinct obligation of the state
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Justice EAKIN,
concurring.
I concur in the result, but would affirm based on the Commonwealth Court’s reasoning that the charter school performs an essential government function. See Chester Community Charter School v. Zager, 895 A.2d 97 unpublished memorandum at 4-7 (Pa.Cmwlth., 2006). I would not reach the issue of the legislature’s intent in enacting the Charter School Law.