THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, SOLOBAY, BREWSTER, COSTA, FARNESE, BOSCOLA, YUDICHAK, LEACH AND HUGHES, JUNE 30, 2011

REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, JUNE 30, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An

act establishing a special fund and account for money

received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement

Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and

community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and

cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research

enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health

investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with

disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers,

for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care

assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET

expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for

percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further

providing for the Tobacco Settlement Investment Board.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 304(a) of the act of June 26, 2001

(P.L.755, No.77), known as the Tobacco Settlement Act, amended

December 6, 2002 (P.L.1244, No.149), is amended to read:

Section 304.  Tobacco Settlement Investment Board.

(a)  Establishment.--There is hereby established the Tobacco

Settlement Investment Board, consisting of 11 members as

follows: the Governor or a designee; the Secretary of the

Budget; [two members] the State Treasurer or a designee; one

member appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and

one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; [two

members] one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and one member appointed by the Minority Leader

of the House of Representatives; [and] three members appointed

by the Governor; and one member appointed by the State

Treasurer. Legislative appointments shall serve at the pleasure

of the appointing authority. Other appointed members shall serve

for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed.

Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall

be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the

performance of their official duties. The Governor shall select

one member as chairperson, and the members of the board shall

select one member as secretary.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.