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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, FONTANA, ORIE, GORDNER, SCARNATI, BRUBAKER, COSTA AND WONDERLING, MARCH 12, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MARCH 12, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 30, 1987 (P.L.163, No.16), entitled "An |
2 | act providing for the revitalization of rural Pennsylvania; |
3 | establishing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania; providing for |
4 | rural education partnerships and adult literacy programs; |
5 | allocating funds appropriated to the Department of Commerce |
6 | for a Regional Center for Continuing Education of Health |
7 | Science Practitioners in western Pennsylvania; making |
8 | appropriations; and making a repeal," in Center for Rural |
9 | Pennsylvania, further providing for board of directors and |
10 | for grants. |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. Sections 302 and 304 of the act of June 30, 1987 |
14 | (P.L.163, No.16), known as the Rural Pennsylvania Revitalization |
15 | Act, are amended to read: |
16 | Section 302. Board of directors. |
17 | (a) Members.--The Center for Rural Pennsylvania shall be |
18 | governed by a board of directors which shall consist of 11 |
19 | members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
20 | appoint two members from the House of Representatives, one from |
21 | the majority party and one from the minority party. The |
22 | President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint two members |
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1 | from the Senate, one from the majority party and one from the |
2 | minority party. Two members shall be representatives of |
3 | universities in the State System of Higher Education. One member |
4 | shall be from The Pennsylvania State University. One member |
5 | shall be from the University of Pittsburgh. One member shall be |
6 | the Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural |
7 | Development. The Governor shall appoint two members from among |
8 | the memberships of the following Statewide organizations: |
9 | Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, Pennsylvania Grange |
10 | Association[, Pennsylvania Farmers' Association and Pennsylvania |
11 | Rural Coalition] and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. |
12 | (b) Terms.--The term of office of all members of the board |
13 | shall be two years. Each member shall be eligible to be |
14 | reappointed to the board. |
15 | (c) Meetings; quorum.--The board shall meet at least every |
16 | four months, or as often as it deems necessary. [Six members] A |
17 | simple majority of the duly qualified members of the board shall |
18 | constitute a quorum. |
19 | (d) Expenses.--The members of the board, except for the |
20 | director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, shall serve |
21 | without salary or compensation, but shall be entitled to such |
22 | expenses as are reasonable and necessary to the performance of |
23 | their duties. |
24 | Section 304. Grants. |
25 | (a) Eligibility.--Grants shall be available only to the |
26 | qualified faculty members of the various colleges and university |
27 | members of the State System of Higher Education and the current |
28 | land grant university and the regional campuses of the |
29 | University of Pittsburgh. |
30 | (b) Amounts.--No grant shall exceed the sum of [$50,000] |
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1 | $60,000. |
2 | (c) Subjects.--The subject areas of the grant program are as |
3 | follows: |
4 | (1) Rural people and communities. |
5 | (2) Economic development. |
6 | (3) Local government finance and administration. |
7 | (4) Community services. |
8 | (5) Natural resources and environment. |
9 | (6) Educational outreach. |
10 | (7) Rural values and social change. |
11 | (8) Agriculture. |
12 | (9) Health and welfare concerns. |
13 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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