PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1522                      PRINTER'S NO. 1631

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1319 Session of 1991


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, MAY 7, 1991

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           MAY 14, 1991

                                     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 $12,136,000 $12,569,000, or as much     <--
    10  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the
    11  Professional Licensure Augmentation Account within the General
    12  Fund to the Department of State for the operation of the Bureau
    13  of Professional and Occupational Affairs, including the State
    14  Board of Auctioneer Examiners, for the fiscal year July 1, 1991,
    15  to June 30, 1992.
    16     Section 2.  (a)  The sum of $1,680,000 $1,742,000, or as much  <--
    17  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the
    18  restricted receipts account of the State Board of Medicine, as
    19  authorized by section 907(a) of the act of October 15, 1975

     1  (P.L.390, No.111), known as the Health Care Services Malpractice
     2  Act, for the operation of said board for the fiscal year July 1,
     3  1991, to June 30, 1992.
     4     (b)  The sum of $218,000 $293,000, or as much thereof as may   <--
     5  be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted
     6  receipts 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, 1991, to June 30, 1992.
    10     (c)  The sum of $116,000 $122,000, or as much thereof as may   <--
    11  be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted
    12  receipts account of the State Board of Podiatry, as authorized
    13  by section 907(c) of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act,
    14  for the operation of said board for the fiscal year July 1,
    15  1991, to June 30, 1992.
    16     (d)  The sum of $305,000, 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, 1991,
    22  to June 30, 1992.
    23     (e)  Each appropriation listed in subsections (a), (b), (c)
    24  and (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, 1991, or
    29  immediately, whichever is later.

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