PRINTER'S NO. 3993

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2935 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY COY, E. Z. TAYLOR, STEELMAN, HAYES, CARLSON,
           JOHNSON, McCALL, D. W. SNYDER, KOSINSKI, D. R. WRIGHT,
           COLAFELLA, S. H. SMITH, SALOOM, TRELLO, KENNEY, SAURMAN,
           NOYE, BELFANTI, RAYMOND, FLEAGLE, TIGUE, VROON, FARGO,
           VAN HORNE, TELEK, HARLEY, NAILOR, HANNA, HESS, LESCOVITZ,
           KING, PETRARCA, GODSHALL, TOMLINSON, FLICK, RUDY AND SCHULER,
           SEPTEMBER 22, 1992

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 22, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 30, 1992 (P.L.    , No.8A), 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, 1992, to June 30, 1993, 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, 1992; 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, the
    12     Milk Marketing Fund and the Emergency Medical Services
    13     Operating Fund to the Executive Department; to provide
    14     appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation
    15     Account to the Judicial Department; to provide appropriations
    16     from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 1992,
    17     to June 30, 1993, for the proper operation of the several
    18     departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State
    19     Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund moneys; to
    20     provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the
    21     Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth and
    22     for the establishment of restricted receipt accounts for the
    23     fiscal year July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1993, and for the
    24     payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
    25     of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992; to provide for the
    26     additional appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive
    27     Department of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1,
    28     1991, to June 30, 1992, and for the payment of bills incurred
    29     and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending


     1     June 30, 1992," restoring certain funds relating to the
     2     academy for the profession of teaching, for deferred
     3     maintenance, for the McKeever Environmental Learning Center
     4     and for rural postsecondary learning; and increasing the
     5     operating funds of the State System of Higher Education.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  As much as relates to the State System of Higher
     9  Education, including the Chancellor's Office, the Academy for
    10  the Profession of Teaching, for deferred maintenance, for the
    11  McKeever Environmental Learning Center and for Rural
    12  Postsecondary Learning in section 227 of the act of June 30,
    13  1992 (P.L.    , No.8A), known as the General Appropriation Act
    14  of 1992, amounts vetoed, are amended to read:
    15     Section 227.  State System of
    16  Higher Education.--The following
    17  amounts are appropriated to the State
    18  System of Higher Education:                Federal       State
    19     For the State System of Higher
    20  Education, including the Chancellor's
    21  Office. No funds from this
    22  appropriation shall be used for the
    23  administration, operation or
    24  maintenance of the property known as
    25  Welkinweir.
    26             [State appropriation.......              357,976,000]
    27             State appropriation........               370,967,000
    28     * * *
    29     For the support of the academy for
    30  the profession of teaching.
    31             [State appropriation.......                        0]
    32             State appropriation........                   500,000
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     2     For deferred maintenance, as a
     3  condition of accepting these funds,
     4  the State System of Higher Education
     5  shall provide matching funds equal to
     6  at least 50% of this appropriation.
     7             [State appropriation.......                        0]
     8             State appropriation........                 3,800,000
     9     For the McKeever Environmental
    10  Learning Center.
    11             [State appropriation.......                        0]
    12             State appropriation........                   250,000
    13     For rural postsecondary learning.
    14             [State appropriation.......                        0]
    15             State appropriation........                   500,000
    16     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.










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