PRINTER'S NO. 1825

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1557 Session of 1991


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, JUNE 5, 1991

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 5, 1991

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations to the Thomas Jefferson University,
     2     Philadelphia.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  (a)  The sum of $4,727,000 is hereby appropriated
     6  to the Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal
     7  year July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992, for instruction in the
     8  Doctor of Medicine program. The final payment totaling no less
     9  than 25% of this appropriation is contingent on the Secretary of
    10  Education certifying to the General Assembly that the Thomas
    11  Jefferson University has fully cooperated in the Department of
    12  Education's efforts to fulfill the requirements of the higher
    13  education accountability appropriation to the Department of
    14  Education.
    15     (b)  The sum of $3,313,000 is hereby appropriated to the
    16  Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal year
    17  July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992, for the general maintenance of


     1  the Thomas Jefferson University, including the College of Allied
     2  Health Sciences, student aid and Children's Heart Hospital.
     3     Section 2.  Payments to the Thomas Jefferson University on
     4  account of the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be
     5  made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the basis of
     6  costs during the fiscal year.
     7     Section 3.  The Thomas Jefferson University shall provide
     8  full, complete and accurate information as may be required by
     9  the Department of Education or the Majority Chairman or the
    10  Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate
    11  or the Majority Chairman or the Minority Chairman of the
    12  Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
    13     Section 4.  The Thomas Jefferson University shall report its
    14  revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements
    15  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
    16  procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the
    17  "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth
    18  of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of
    19  Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-
    20  Related Colleges and Universities."
    21     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1991, or
    22  immediately, whichever is later.






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