PRINTER'S NO. 3775
No. 2538 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY KING, CONKLIN, DePASQUALE, CARROLL, FREEMAN,
CALTAGIRONE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KESSLER,
McILVAINE SMITH, ROAE, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH,
R. TAYLOR AND J. WHITE, MAY 14, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 14, 2008
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," providing for lapsing of
21 unused funds.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
25 as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
26 section to read:
1 Section 626. Lapsing of Unused Funds.--The General Assembly
2 shall not provide for the continuing appropriation of funds
3 which are unexpended, uncommitted or unencumbered as of June 30,
4 2008, or funds which are unexpended, uncommitted or unencumbered
5 as of June 30 in succeeding fiscal years unless the continuing
6 appropriation provides for the operational expenses of the
7 General Assembly. The total amount for the continuing
8 appropriation shall not exceed twenty-five per centum (25%) of
9 the operational expenses for the preceding fiscal year.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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