PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1482                      PRINTER'S NO. 2035

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1259 Session of 1977


        INTRODUCED BY MR. PIEVSKY, JUNE 6, 1977

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           SEPTEMBER 28, 1977

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making an appropriation to The Medical College of Pennsylvania,
     2     East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  The sum of $1,870,000, or as much thereof as may
     6  be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated to The Medical
     7  College of Pennsylvania located in East Falls, Philadelphia,
     8  Pennsylvania, for its fiscal period July 1, 1977 to June 30,
     9  1978 for instruction in the Doctor of Medicine program. AS A      <--
    10  CONDITION OF RECEIVING ITS APPROPRIATION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,
    11  1978 THE MEDICAL SCHOOL SHALL, WHEN ACCEPTING FIRST-YEAR
    12  STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT TERM, SET ASIDE 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
    13  ADMISSIONS FOR STUDENTS WHO AGREE THAT UPON THE COMPLETION OF
    14  THEIR MEDICAL TRAINING, THEY SHALL ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF
    15  MEDICINE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS IN AN AREA TERMED MEDICALLY
    16  DEPRIVED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
    17     Section 2.  Payments to The Medical College of Pennsylvania,
    18  located at East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on account of

     1  the appropriation for instruction in the Doctor of Medicine
     2  program as provided in section 1 shall be made on the basis of
     3  full-time student enrollment at the rate of $4,400 per student.
     4     SECTION 3.  THE COLLEGE, SHALL, UPON ADMITTING A FIRST-YEAR    <--
     5  CLASS, ADMIT AS MANY STUDENTS IN THAT CLASS AS CAN BE
     6  ACCOMMODATED BY THE FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL.
     7     Section 3. 4.  The college shall provide such information AS   <--
     8  MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT and in
     9  such form and manner as the Department of Education may
    10  prescribe. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE GENERAL    <--
    11  ASSEMBLY SUCH DATA AS WILL SHOW THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN EACH
    12  CLASS AND THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
    13     Section 4. 5.  The Medical College of Pennsylvania shall       <--
    14  report its revenues and expenditures and present its financial
    15  statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
    16  principles and procedures for educational institutions as set
    17  forth in the "Higher Education Finance Manual of 1975" without
    18  exception.
    19     Section 5. 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1977.        <--








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