PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3289                      PRINTER'S NO. 3374

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2529 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, MARCH 18, 1992

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           MARCH 30, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 4, 1991 (P.L.   , No.7A), entitled
     2     "An act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of
     3     the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
     4     Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for
     5     the fiscal year July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992, for certain
     6     institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills
     7     incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
     8     ending June 30, 1991; to provide appropriations from the
     9     State Lottery Fund, the Pennsylvania Economic Revitalization
    10     Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund, the
    11     Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund and
    12     the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund to the
    13     Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the
    14     Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial
    15     Department; to provide appropriations from the Motor License
    16     Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992, for
    17     the proper operation of the several departments of the
    18     Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to
    19     spend Motor License Fund moneys; to provide for the
    20     appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial
    21     Departments of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of
    22     restricted receipts accounts for the fiscal year July 1,
    23     1991, to June 30, 1992, for the payment of bills incurred and
    24     remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
    25     30, 1991, and for the transfer of certain funds; and making a
    26     repeal," providing additional appropriations from the General
    27     Fund AND FROM FEDERAL FUNDS.                                   <--

    28     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    29  hereby enacts as follows:


     1     Section 1.  As much of the State appropriation for juvenile
     2  probation grants in section 202 of the act of August 4, 1991
     3  (P.L.   , No.7A), known as the General Appropriation Act of
     4  1991, vetoed in part August 4, 1991, is amended to read:
     5     Section 202.  Executive Offices.--
     6  The following amounts are appropriated
     7  to the Executive Offices:                  Federal       State
     8     * * *
     9     For payments of grants to political
    10  subdivisions to assist in the
    11  improvement of juvenile probation
    12  services. [This appropriation includes
    13  at least $3,900,000 for additional
    14  intensive probation and aftercare
    15  services for reducing lengths of stay
    16  and/or placements of juvenile
    17  offenders.
    18             State appropriation........                7,383,000]
    19             State appropriation........                5,483,000
    20     * * *
    21     Section 2.  As much of the State appropriation for court-
    22  ordered payments in section 212 of the act is amended to read:
    23     Section 212.  Department of
    24  Education.--The following amounts are
    25  appropriated to the Department of
    26  Education:                                 Federal       State
    27     * * *
    28     For court-ordered payments on
    29  account of the Woodland Hills School
    30  District desegregation case, for
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     1  interest payments to school districts
     2  and for Equalized Subsidy for Basic
     3  Education payment for school [year]
     4  years 1989-1990 and 1990-1991.
     5             [State appropriation.......                8,000,000]
     6             State appropriation........               19,000,000
     7     * * *
     8     Section 3.  As much of the FEDERAL APPROPRIATION FOR MEDICAL   <--
     9  ASSISTANCE FOR STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS AND THE State
    10  appropriation for cash assistance and medical assistance - long-
    11  term care facilities in section 219 of the act are amended to
    12  read:
    13     Section 219.  Department of Public
    14  Welfare.--The following sums are
    15  appropriated to the Department of
    16  Public Welfare:                            Federal       State
    17     * * *
    18     THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AMOUNTS ARE                              <--
    19  APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SUM
    20  APPROPRIATED FOR STATE MENTAL
    21  HOSPITALS AND RESTORATION CENTER:
    22     (1)  "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - STATE
    23  MENTAL HOSPITALS."
    24             [FEDERAL APPROPRIATION.....  83,937,000]
    25             FEDERAL APPROPRIATION......  143,937,000
    26     * * *
    27     For medical assistance - long-term
    28  care facilities.
    29             [State appropriation.......              360,889,000]
    30             State appropriation........              412,889,000
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     2     Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.



















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