SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1102, 1761 PRINTER'S NO. 1804
No. 994 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 22, 1999
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, MAY 11, 1999
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations to the Philadelphia Health and Education
2 Corporation FOR THE MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY AND FOR <--
3 CONTINUATION OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. (a) The sum of $8,142,000 is hereby appropriated
7 to the Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the MCP
8 Hahnemann University for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June
9 30, 2000, for instruction in the Doctor of Medicine program.
10 (b) The sum of $1,798,000 is hereby appropriated to the
11 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the MCP
12 Hahnemann University for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June
13 30, 2000, for the general maintenance of the MCP Hahnemann
14 University, including the Allied Health, Professions and
15 Graduate School of the MCP Hahnemann University, and student
16 aid.
17 (c) The sum of $321,000 is hereby appropriated to the
1 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the MCP
2 Hahnemann University for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June
3 30, 2000, for minority educational and recruitment programs.
4 (d) The sum of $500,000 is hereby appropriated to the <--
5 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the MCP
6 Hahnemann University for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June
7 30, 2000, for cardiovascular and heart failure/transplant
8 studies.
9 (e) (D) The sum of $2,000,000 $3,000,000 is hereby <--
10 appropriated to the Philadelphia Health and Education
11 Corporation for the MCP Hahnemann University for the fiscal year
12 July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000, for transition expenses.
13 (E) THE SUM OF $791,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE <--
14 PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND EDUCATION CORPORATION, FOR THE FISCAL
15 YEAR JULY 1, 1999, TO JUNE 30, 2000, FOR CONTINUED PEDIATRIC
16 OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT TREATMENT OF SEVERE PHYSICALLY
17 DISABLING DISEASES.
18 (F) THE SUM OF $166,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE
19 PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND EDUCATION CORPORATION, FOR THE FISCAL
20 YEAR JULY 1, 1999, TO JUNE 30, 2000, FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF
21 THE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S CLINIC.
22 Section 2. Payments to the Philadelphia Health and Education <--
23 Corporation for the MCP Hahnemann University on account of the
24 appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made quarterly by
25 the Secretary of Education on the basis of costs during the
26 fiscal year. The secretary shall not release more than the first
27 quarterly payment until such time as the trustees of
28 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the MCP
29 Hahnemann University agree in writing to include a minimum of
30 five members appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly.
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1 The Governor, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the
2 Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
3 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
4 Representatives may each, upon receipt of the written agreement
5 from the trustees, appoint a nonelected official to serve as a
6 member of the board and the terms of office shall be coterminous
7 with that of their appointing authority.
8 SECTION 2. (A) PAYMENTS TO THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND <--
9 EDUCATION CORPORATION FOR THE MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY ON
10 ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 1(A), (B), <--
11 (C) AND (D) SHALL BE MADE QUARTERLY BY THE SECRETARY OF
12 EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF COSTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND SHALL
13 BE CONDITIONED ON CONTINUING AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION ON THE
14 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND EDUCATION
15 CORPORATION OF A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ELECTED
16 OFFICIALS AND WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT
17 PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE,
18 THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MINORITY
19 LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR TERMS OF OFFICE
20 COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE RESPECTIVE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.
21 (B) PAYMENTS TO THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND EDUCATION <--
22 CORPORATION ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTION
23 1(E) AND (F) SHALL BE MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH IN EQUAL
24 QUARTERLY PAYMENTS.
25 Section 3. (A) The Philadelphia Health and Education <--
26 Corporation for the MCP Hahnemann University shall provide full,
27 complete and accurate information as may be required by the
28 Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman
29 of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or
30 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
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1 House of Representatives.
2 (B) THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND EDUCATION CORPORATION SHALL <--
3 PROVIDE FULL, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR THE
4 APPROPRIATION UNDER SECTION 1(E) AND (F) AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY
5 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR THE CHAIRMAN OR THE MINORITY
6 CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE OR THE
7 CHAIRMAN OR THE MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
8 COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
9 Section 4. The Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation
10 for the MCP Hahnemann University shall report its revenues and
11 expenditures and present its financial statements in accordance
12 with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for
13 educational institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education
14 Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher Education,
16 State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and
17 Universities."
18 Section 5. The trustees of the Philadelphia Health and
19 Education Corporation for the MCP Hahnemann University shall
20 report on forms provided by the Department of Education to both
21 the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations
22 Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman
23 of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives
24 by September 30, 2000, on how State-appropriated funds were
25 expended for fiscal year 1999-2000 to reduce the costs to
26 Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to
27 Pennsylvania residents.
28 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999, or
29 immediately, whichever is later.
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