PRINTER'S NO. 2123
No. 1463 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY ARMSTRONG, JUNE 9, 2008
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 9, 2008
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 $2,810,000 is hereby appropriated 6 to the Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal 7 year July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, for instruction in the 8 Doctor of Medicine program. 9 (b) The sum of $2,140,000 is hereby appropriated to the 10 Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal year 11 July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, for the general maintenance of 12 the Thomas Jefferson University, including the College of Allied 13 Health Sciences, student aid and Children's Heart Hospital. 14 Section 2. (a) Payments to the Thomas Jefferson University 15 on account of the appropriations provided in section 1(a) and 16 (b) shall be made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the 17 basis of costs during the fiscal year and shall be conditioned
1 on continuing authority for inclusion on the Board of Trustees 2 of the Thomas Jefferson University of a minimum of five 3 individuals who are not elected officials and who are appointed, 4 one each, by the Governor, the President pro tempore of the 5 Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 6 House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of 7 Representatives, for terms of office coterminous with that of 8 their appointing authority; and shall be further conditioned on 9 these appointees receiving full voting rights as members of the 10 board of trustees. The legislative appointee under this 11 subsection with the most seniority on the board must be a member 12 of the executive committee of the board. The legislative 13 appointee who is second most senior on the board must be a 14 member of the finance committee of the board. The legislative 15 appointee who is on the executive committee shall, within two 16 weeks of each executive committee meeting, send each legislative 17 appointee to the board a written summary of the meeting. 18 (b) The Thomas Jefferson University shall provide full, 19 complete and accurate information as may be required by the 20 Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman 21 of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or 22 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 23 House of Representatives. 24 (c) The Thomas Jefferson University shall report its 25 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 26 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and 27 procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the 28 "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth 29 of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of 30 Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State- 20080S1463B2123 - 2 -
1 Related Colleges and Universities." 2 (d) The trustees of the Thomas Jefferson University shall 3 report on forms provided by the Department of Education to both 4 the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations 5 Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman 6 of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives 7 by September 30, 2009, on how State-appropriated funds were 8 expended for fiscal year 2008-2009 to reduce the costs to 9 Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to 10 Pennsylvania residents. 11 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, or 12 immediately, whichever is later. B26L84RZ/20080S1463B2123 - 3 -