▁the ▁PA ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁and ▁Indust ry , ▁for ▁the ▁preceding ▁calendar ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁percentage ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Cost ▁Index ▁for ▁Element ary ▁and ▁Second ary ▁School s , ▁as ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor , ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁ 1 2 - month ▁period ▁ending ▁June ▁ 3 0 . ▁For ▁a ▁school ▁district ▁with ▁a ▁market ▁value / person al ▁income ▁aid ▁ratio ▁( M V / PI ▁AR ) ▁greater ▁than ▁ 0 . 4 0 0 0 , ▁its ▁index ▁equals ▁the ▁base ▁index ▁multip lied ▁by ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁. 7 5 ▁and ▁its ▁M V / PI ▁AR ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁year . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly ▁elimin ated ▁six ▁exceptions ▁to ▁the ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁Index . ▁Several ▁exceptions ▁were ▁maintained : ▁ 1 ) ▁costs ▁to ▁pay ▁interest ▁and ▁principal ▁on ▁inde bt ed ness ▁in cur red ▁prior ▁to ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁Act ▁ 7 2 ▁schools ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁non - Act ▁ 7 2 ▁schools ; ▁ 2 ) ▁costs ▁to ▁pay ▁interest ▁and ▁principal ▁on ▁elect oral ▁deb t ; ▁ 3 ) ▁costs ▁in cur red ▁in ▁providing ▁special ▁education ▁programs ▁and ▁services ▁( be yond ▁what ▁is ▁already ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁State ); ▁and ▁ 4 ) ▁costs