4 ▁budget ▁year , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁Board ▁applied ▁for ▁one ▁exception ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁Index ▁- ▁teacher ▁p ension ▁costs . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 3 1 1 ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution ▁cert ifying ▁that ▁tax ▁rates ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁increased ▁above ▁their ▁index ; ▁ 1 7 1 ▁school ▁districts ▁adopted ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁budget ▁leaving ▁open ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁Index ▁limit . ▁For ▁the ▁exception ▁for ▁p ension ▁costs , ▁ 8 9 ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁appro val ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Index ▁in ▁full ▁while ▁others ▁received ▁a ▁partial ▁appro val ▁of ▁their ▁request . ▁For ▁special ▁education ▁costs , ▁ 7 5 ▁districts ▁received ▁appro val ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁tax ▁limit . ▁For ▁the ▁exception ▁for ▁p ension ▁costs , ▁ 1 6 9 ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁appro val ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Index . ▁Ele ven ▁districts ▁received ▁an ▁appro val ▁for ▁grand father ed ▁construction ▁deb ts . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁budget ▁year , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁Board ▁applied ▁for ▁ 2 ▁exceptions ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁Index : ▁teacher ▁p ension ▁costs ▁and ▁special ▁education ▁costs . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 7 4 ▁school ▁districts ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution ▁cert ifying ▁that ▁tax ▁rates ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁increased ▁above ▁their ▁index ; ▁ 2 2 3 ▁school