HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1692 PRINTER'S NO. 1892
No. 1319 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, THOMPSON, TILGHMAN, CONTI AND FUMO, MARCH 6, 1998
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 20, 1998
AN ACT
1 Making an appropriation to the Trustees of Drexel University,
2 Philadelphia.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. The sum of $5,623,000 $6,623,000 is hereby <--
6 appropriated to the Trustees of Drexel University, Philadelphia,
7 for the fiscal year July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, for
8 instruction and student aid.
9 Section 2. Payments to Drexel University on account of the
10 appropriation provided in section 1 shall be made by the
11 Secretary of Education in equal quarterly payments. The
12 Secretary of Education shall not release more than the first
13 quarterly payment until such time as the Trustees of Drexel
14 University agree in writing to include a minimum of five members
15 appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly. The
16 Governor, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority
1 Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 2 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of 3 Representatives may each, upon receipt of the written agreement 4 from the trustees, appoint a nonelected official to serve as a 5 member of the board and the terms of office shall be coterminous 6 with that of their appointing authority. 7 Section 3. The Drexel University shall provide full, 8 complete and accurate information as may be required by the 9 Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman 10 of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or 11 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 12 House of Representatives. 13 Section 4. Drexel University shall report its revenues and 14 expenditures and present its financial statements in accordance 15 with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for 16 educational institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education 17 Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, 19 State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and 20 Universities." 21 Section 5. The Trustees of Drexel University shall report on 22 forms provided by the Department of Education to the chairman 23 and the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 24 Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the 25 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives by 26 September 30, 1999, on how State-appropriated funds were 27 expended for fiscal year 1998-1999 to reduce the costs to 28 Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to 29 Pennsylvania residents. 30 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998, or 19980S1319B1892 - 2 -
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