PRINTER'S NO. 1932

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1562 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY HARPER, SALVATORE, EVANS, McMONAGLE, DEAL, LINTON,
           KOSINSKI, OLIVER, RIEGER, DONATUCCI, McINTYRE, RICHARDSON,
           WIGGINS, O'DONNELL, FATTAH, BARBER, MAIALE, PIEVSKY, LEVIN,
           WOGAN, BELOFF, WILLIAMS, TRUMAN, CARN, COHEN AND RAPPAPORT,
           OCTOBER 11, 1983

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 11, 1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making an emergency appropriation to the Philadelphia School
     2     District, to be used for repair and replacement costs
     3     incurred as a result of problems caused by asbestos.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The sum of $17,700,000, or as much thereof as may
     7  be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Philadelphia School
     8  District to be used for repair and replacement costs incurred as
     9  a result of problems caused by asbestos. The moneys shall be
    10  allocated as follows:
    11  School year               Amount                 Allocation
    12  1983-1984               $6,200,000           8 schools in Class
    13                                               B and 90 schools in
    14                                               Class C
    15  1984-1985                6,000,000           11 schools in Class
    16                                               B and 90 schools in
    17                                               Class C

     1  1985-1986                5,500,000           31 schools in Class
     2                                               B and 90 schools in
     3                                               Class C
     4     Class B schools includes all schools with fireproof or
     5  acoustical plastic problems resulting from asbestos.
     6     Class C schools includes all schools with problems relating
     7  to pipe covering installment caused by asbestos.
     8     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.















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