THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, FRANKEL, STURLA, LONGIETTI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, DAVIDSON, GOODMAN, JAMES, KORTZ, McGEEHAN, SAMUELSON, SCHMOTZER, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, PASHINSKI, MOUL, PARKER, HARKINS, HARHAI AND JOSEPHS, OCTOBER 17, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 17, 2012  

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the Department of Education to

promote activities and services to increase the preparation,

enrollment and success of low-income students in

postsecondary education.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Legislative intent.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1)  It is the intent of the General Assembly to continue

to promote activities and services to increase the

preparation, enrollment and success of low-income students in

postsecondary education.

(2)  This act provides funding to continue activities in

this Commonwealth previously carried out under the federally

funded College Access Challenge Grant Program by supporting

these activities and services with State funds.

Section 2.  Appropriation.

The sum of $7,034,000, or as much hereof as may be necessary,

is hereby appropriated to the Department of Education for the

fiscal year July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, to promote

activities and services to increase the preparation, enrollment

and success of low-income students in postsecondary education.

Section 3.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.