PRINTER'S NO. 964
No. 39 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY RHODES, POTT, McVERRY, KUKOVICH, WILT, ITKIN,
MICHLOVIC, AUSTIN, MRKONIC, COWELL, CHESS, D. R. WRIGHT,
KERNICK, GRABOWSKI, REED, RITTER, PISTELLA, DAWIDA,
MURPHY, WACHOB, TADDONIO, WHITE, STAIRS, NAHILL, ALDEN,
McKELVEY, GRUPPO, SIEMINSKI, PETERSON, BURD, PERZEL, GEIST,
DeWEESE, COLE, O'DONNELL, HOEFFEL, BROWN, ZELLER, DiCARLO
AND TRELLO, MARCH 27, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 28, 1979
In the House of Representatives, March 27, 1979
1 RESOLVED, That House Rule 19 be amended to read:
2 RULE 19
3 Bills Referred to Committees
4 (1) No bill shall be considered unless referred to a
5 committee, printed for the use of the members and returned
6 therefrom.
7 (2) No general appropriations bill, nonpreferred
8 appropriations bill, general budget bill or capital budget bill
9 shall be introduced by or considered by the Appropriations
10 Committee without a full review and written recommendation for
11 the level of funding for that appropriation by the appropriate
12 standing committee as listed below. In the case of
13 appropriations requests in the form of Senate bills, the
14 Appropriations Committee shall not consider such legislation
15 without following the same procedure as outlined above.
1 (3) Each Standing Committee shall make the initial review of
2 any budget or appropriations request from any executive office,
3 State department, agency, board or commission, within its
4 jurisdiction as outlined below. In carrying out its review of
5 any budget or appropriations request, the committee may hold
6 public hearings, require testimony of appropriate officials and
7 request any other pertinent information the committee feels
8 necessary to make a complete report and written recommendation
9 to the Appropriations Committee on the budget request.
10 (4) In order to facilitate the Standing Committee's review,
11 the Appropriations Committee shall submit to each committee
12 chairman, a maximum funding limit, which shall represent the
13 total dollar amount the Appropriations Committee deems available
14 for all executive offices, State departments, agencies, boards
15 or commissions within the jurisdiction of the Standing
16 Committee. This dollar amount shall be submitted to each
17 Standing Committee chairman no later than April 1 of each year
18 in the case of a general appropriations bill, and no later than
19 30 days after the Appropriations Committee receives a request
20 for nonpreferred, general budget or capital budget
21 appropriations.
22 (5) In addition, upon request of the Standing Committee
23 chairman, the Appropriations Committee shall furnish assistance
24 to any Standing Committee for the purpose of that committee's
25 review and recommendations.
26 (6) When the Standing Committee submits its written report
27 and recommendation for funding to the Appropriations Committee,
28 and the sum of all funding recommendations within its
29 jurisdiction does not exceed the maximum funding limit
30 established by the Appropriations Committee, the Appropriations
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1 Committee shall include that recommendation within any
2 legislation it reports to the floor for consideration without
3 alteration.
4 (7) In the case where a committee recommendation for funding
5 exceeds the maximum funding limit, the Appropriations Committee
6 may accept that recommendation; but in all instances where the
7 Appropriations Committee decides to reduce the funding level
8 below the recommendation of the Standing Committee, it must
9 maintain the ratio of funding established by the Standing
10 Committee between the executive offices, State departments,
11 agencies, boards and commissions within its jurisdiction.
12 (8) Where two committees share joint responsibilities over
13 an executive office, State department, agency, board or
14 commission, the committees involved shall act jointly in their
15 review and shall, if necessary, hold joint public hearings.
16 After their joint review is completed, they shall submit a joint
17 recommendation to the Appropriations Committee.
18 (9) The Standing Committee shall complete its review and
19 make its written recommendation to the Appropriations Committee
20 on any general appropriations request no later than May 1 of the
21 year; and in the case of nonpreferred requests, general budget
22 requests or capital budget requests, no later than 30 days after
23 it receives its maximum funding limit from the Appropriations
24 Committee.
25 (10) Where a Standing Committee has standing subcommittees,
26 the committee may delegate its review responsibility to a
27 subcommittee: Provided, however, That the final review and
28 recommendation comes from the full Standing Committee.
29 (11) All Standing Committees may submit changes in their
30 recommendations for funding levels to the Appropriations
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1 Committee prior to any House action on the final legislation.
2 (12) The following Standing Committees shall review the
3 budget requests of the executive offices, State departments,
4 agencies, boards or commissions as designated below:
5 COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT, EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
6 AGENCY, BOARD OR COMMISSION
7 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department of Agriculture
8 Milk Marketing Board
9 Appropriations Governor's Office
10 Lieutenant Governor's Office
11 Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
12 Council on the Arts
13 Human Relations Commission
14 House of Representatives - Senate
15 Business and Commerce Department of Commerce
16 Department of Banking
17 Pennsylvania Securities
18 Commission
19 Pennsylvania Housing Finance
20 Agency
21 Conservation Department of Environmental
22 Resources
23 Consumer Affairs Department of General Services
24 Public Utility Commission
25 Education Department of Education
26 Historical and Museum Commission
27 Pennsylvania Public Television
28 Network Commission
29 Pennsylvania Higher Education
30 Assistance Agency
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1 Finance Department of Revenue
2 Department of Treasury
3 State Harness Racing Commission
4 Horse Racing Commission
5 State Tax Equalization Board
6 Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement
7 Board
8 Board of Arbitration of Claims
9 Game and Fisheries Pennsylvania Game and Fish
10 Commission
11 Health and Welfare Department of Health
12 Department of Public Welfare
13 Department of Aging
14 Insurance Department of Insurance
15 Judiciary Department of Justice
16 Office of Attorney General
17 State Police
18 Supreme Court
19 Superior Court
20 Commonwealth Court
21 Court of Common Pleas
22 District Justices - Community
23 Courts
24 Philadelphia Traffic Court
25 Philadelphia Municipal Court
26 Board of Probation and Parole
27 Board of Pardons
28 Crime Victims Compensation Board
29 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime
30 and Delinquency
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1 Pennsylvania Crime Commission
2 Labor Relations Department of Labor and Industry
3 Liquor Control Liquor Control Board
4 Local Government Department of Community Affairs
5 Mines and Energy Management Department of Environmental
6 Resources
7 State Government Department of State
8 Department of Auditor General
9 Civil Service Commission
10 Commonwealth Compensation
11 Commission
12 Transportation Department of Transportation
13 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
14 Urban Affairs Department of Community Affairs
15 Military and Veterans Affairs Department of Military Affairs
16 (13) In addition, nonpreferred legislation requesting
17 appropriations for educational institutions shall be reviewed by
18 the Education Committee. Nonpreferred legislation requesting
19 appropriations for health care facilities and health/social
20 service related issues shall be reviewed by the Health and
21 Welfare Committee. All other nonpreferred legislation shall be
22 reviewed by the Appropriations Committee.
23 (14) Any specific appropriations request by an executive
24 office, State department, agency, board or commission not
25 outlined above, shall be reviewed by the Appropriations
26 Committee.
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