PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3368                      PRINTER'S NO. 3542

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2460 Session of 1990


        INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, APRIL 18, 1990

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 22, 1990

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations from the Professional Licensure
     2     Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts
     3     within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by
     4     the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in
     5     support of the professional licensure boards assigned
     6     thereto.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  The sum of $11,858,000, or as much thereof as may
    10  be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Professional
    11  Licensure Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the
    12  Department of State for the operation of the Bureau of
    13  Professional and Occupational Affairs, including the State Board
    14  of Auctioneer Examiners, for the fiscal year July 1, 1990, to
    15  June 30, 1991.
    16     Section 2.  (a)  The sum of $1,600,000, or as much thereof as
    17  may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted
    18  receipts account of the State Board of Medicine, as authorized
    19  by section 907(a) of the act of October 15, 1975 (P.L.390,

     1  No.111), known as the Health Care Services Malpractice Act, for
     2  the operation of said board for the fiscal year July 1, 1990, to
     3  June 30, 1991.
     4     (b)  The sum of $417,000, or as much thereof as may be
     5  necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
     6  account of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, as
     7  authorized by section 907(b) of the Health Care Services
     8  Malpractice Act, for the operation of said board for the fiscal
     9  year July 1, 1990, to June 30, 1991.
    10     (c)  The sum of $120,000, or as much thereof as may be
    11  necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
    12  account of the State Board of Podiatry, as authorized by section
    13  907(c) of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act, for the
    14  operation of said board for the fiscal year July 1, 1990, to
    15  June 30, 1991.
    16     (D)  THE SUM OF $292,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE         <--
    17  NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
    18  AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT FOR THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, AS
    19  AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 3106 OF THE ACT OF JULY 1, 1989 (P.L.136,
    20  NO.28), KNOWN AS THE ATHLETIC CODE, FOR THE SUPPORT AND
    21  OPERATION OF SAID COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1990,
    22  TO JUNE 30, 1991.
    23     (d) (E)  Each appropriation listed in subsections (a), (b),    <--
    24  (C) and (c) (D) shall not be treated as an augmentation to the    <--
    25  Department of State, general government appropriation, or any
    26  other appropriation, but shall be treated and accounted for as
    27  separate appropriations respectively.
    28     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1990, or
    29  immediately, whichever is later.

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