PRINTER'S NO. 1625

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1396 Session of 1971


        INTRODUCED BY MR. M. P. MULLEN, JULY 28, 1971

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 28, 1971

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations to the Pennsylvania Higher Education
     2     Assistance Agency to provide scholarships and educational
     3     assistance grants, to provide funds for lender participation
     4     incentives, to provide funds for the purpose of assisting
     5     approved institutions of higher learning in securing Federal
     6     funds for financial aid to students, and to administer the
     7     agency and otherwise carry out the provisions of the act of
     8     August 7, 1963 (P.L.549) and the act of January 25, 1966
     9     (P.L.1546).

    10     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    11  hereby enacts as follows:
    12     Section 1.  The following sums are hereby specifically
    13  appropriated to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
    14  Agency for the fiscal year July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972 to be
    15  transferred and deposited in the Higher Education Assistance
    16  Fund for the following uses and purposes:
    17     (1)  For payment of scholarships and education
    18  assistance grants under the provisions of the act
    19  of January 25, 1966 (P.L.1546)................... $ 60,458,000
    20     (2)  For the purpose of administering the
    21  programs of the agency authorized under the act
    22  of August 7, 1963 (P.L.549) and the act of

     1  January 25, 1966 (P.L.1546), including payment
     2  of lender participation incentives...............    2,200,000
     3     (3)  For the purpose of assisting approved
     4  institutions of higher learning in securing
     5  and obtaining maximum participation in Federal
     6  student aid funds to be used as financial aid to
     7  students in meeting their costs of attendance at
     8  such institutions under the provisions of the act
     9  of January 25, 1966 (P.L.1546)...................    2,000,000
    10     (4)  For the purpose of being held in reserve
    11  to guarantee loans granted and for payment of
    12  possible losses of such loans granted...........     2,000,000
    13     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1971.












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