PRINTER'S NO. 2418
No. 1978 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, O'DONNELL, HARPER, RIEGER, EVANS,
McMONAGLE, BORSKI, SWAIM AND J. D. WILLIAMS, OCTOBER 20, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 20, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 1, 1981 (No.5-A), entitled "An act to
2 provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and
4 for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1981 to
5 June 30, 1982, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1981; itemizing appropriations of the Federal
8 Augmentation to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the
9 Commonwealth, establishing restricted receipts accounts for
10 the fiscal period July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982 and for the
11 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
12 of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1981 and to provide
13 additional and supplemental appropriations from the General
14 Fund and the Motor License Fund to the various departments of
15 the Commonwealth for the fiscal period July 1, 1980 to June
16 30, 1981," increasing the appropriation for special education
17 and removing certain limiting provisions relating to the
18 payment of the basic instructional subsidies.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. As much as relates to the Department of Education
22 in section 201, act of July 1, 1981 (No.5-A), known as the
23 "General Appropriation Act of 1981," is amended to read:
24 Section 201. The following sums, or as much thereof as may
25 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
26 General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
1 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
2 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
3 compensation and travel expense of the duly elected or appointed
4 officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for payment of fees
5 of contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
6 goods, services, printing, equipment, land and buildings and for
7 payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this
8 act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions
9 and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for
10 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1981 and for the payment of
11 bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal
12 period ending June 30, 1981.
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14 To the Department of Education
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16 For payment of subsidies to school districts
17 on account of basic instructional costs: Provided,
18 That the Secretary of Education, with the approval
19 of the Governor, may make payments from this
20 appropriation in advance of the due date prescribed
21 by law to school districts which are financially
22 handicapped, whenever he shall deem it necessary
23 to make such advanced payments to enable the
24 school districts to keep their public schools
25 open[: Provided further, That no school district
26 shall receive an increase in basic instructional
27 subsidy in Commonwealth fiscal year 1981-1982 which
28 is more than $4,919,000 greater than the amount
29 received as basic instructional subsidy in the
30 Commonwealth fiscal year 1980-1981].............. 1,544,000,000
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2 For payments to school districts, intermediate
3 units and approved private schools on account of
4 special education of exceptional children.
5 The additional $24,000,000 dollars is for past
6 debts due to school districts of the first class. [$228,073,000]
7 $252,073,000
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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