PRINTER'S NO. 3486
No. 2432 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY GALLAGHER, COWELL AND DALEY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," authorizing the collection of an
6 additional fee at State universities under certain
7 conditions.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 2011-A of the act of March 10, 1949
11 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
12 November 12, 1982 (P.L.660, No.188), is amended by adding a
13 subsection to read:
14 Section 2011-A. Rental Fees and Other Charges.--* * *
15 (c) At all universities of the State System of Higher
16 Education where a majority of students voting every two (2)
17 years in a campus-wide referendum vote for the voluntary
18 collection of a waivable fee of three dollars ($3) per semester
19 for the Commonwealth Association of Students (CAS), such fee
20 shall be collected by the institution. The institution shall not
1 impose sanctions against students for nonpayment of the fee.
2 This fee shall appear on a student's tuition bill as a separate
3 item. Each institution's participation in the agreement is that
4 of a collecting agent and shall not be construed as approval by
5 the institution of any action taken or proposed by the
6 Commonwealth Association of Students. A five per centum (5%)
7 collecting agent's fee shall be retained by the institution for
8 processing and handling. An independent annual audit of the
9 Commonwealth Association of Students shall be submitted to the
10 institutional presidents and the Board of Governors of the State
11 System of Higher Education.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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