PRINTER'S NO. 1327
No. 1163 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY GEIST, NOYE, FARGO, TRELLO, GALLEN, SAURMAN,
GERLACH, LANGTRY, BUNT, BARLEY, S. H. SMITH, ARGALL, HALUSKA,
CIVERA AND E. Z. TAYLOR, APRIL 17, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 17, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," further providing for
21 budget procedures.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 613 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
25 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by
26 adding a clause to read:
27 Section 613. Submission of Budget to General Assembly.--As
1 soon as possible after the organization of the General Assembly,
2 but not later than the first full week in February of each year,
3 except in the case where a Governor has been elected for his
4 first term of office and then no later than the first full week
5 in March, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly
6 copies of agency budget requests and a State budget and program
7 and financial plan embracing:
8 * * *
9 (5) (i) The House and Senate standing committees on
10 appropriations shall report to their respective chambers the
11 budget bill or series of bills for full debate by May 15 of each
12 year. All committee consideration, including committees on
13 conference if necessary, shall be subject to the provisions of
14 the act of July 3, 1986 (P.L.388, No.84), known as the Sunshine
15 Act.
16 (ii) The final budget legislation is to be signed by the
17 Governor not later than June 15. If the budget is not signed by
18 the beginning of the next fiscal year, the budget from the
19 previous fiscal year with no changes shall be deemed to have
20 been adopted by the next fiscal year until such time as the
21 actual budget legislation is adopted.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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