THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic

Medicine, Erie.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The sum of $415,000 is hereby appropriated to the

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, for the fiscal

year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for instruction in the

Doctor of Osteopathy program.

Section 2.  Payments to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic

Medicine on account of the appropriation provided in section 1

shall be made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the

basis of costs during the fiscal year.

Section 3.  The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

shall provide full, complete and accurate information as may be

required by the Department of Education or the chairman or the

minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate

or the chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives.

Section 4.  The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

shall report its revenues and expenditures and present its

financial statements in accordance with generally accepted

accounting principles and procedures for educational

institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education Finance

Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget

Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, State-

Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and

Universities."

Section 5.  The Trustees of the Lake Erie College of

Osteopathic Medicine shall report on forms provided by the

Department of Education to both the chairman and minority

chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the

chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee

of the House of Representatives by September 30, 2010, on how

State-appropriated funds were expended for fiscal year 2009-2010

to reduce the costs to Pennsylvania resident students or to

provide services to Pennsylvania residents.

Section 6.  This act shall take effect immediately.