PRINTER'S NO. 1842
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1226
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, FONTANA, MUTH, SANTARSIERO AND
HUGHES, JULY 10, 2020
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 10, 2020
A SUPPLEMENT
To the act of June 28, 2019 (P.L.839, No.1A), entitled "An act
to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the
expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the
public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30,
2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019;
to provide appropriations from special funds and accounts to
the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year
July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills
remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
30, 2019; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds
to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year
July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills
remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
30, 2019; and to provide for the additional appropriation of
Federal and State funds to the Executive and Judicial
Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2018, to June 30,
2019, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018,"
adding Federal appropriations to the Executive Department of
the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June
30, 2020.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the 2020 Pandemic
Emergency Supplement to the General Appropriation Act of 2019.
Section 102. Definitions.
The definitions in the act of June 28, 2019 (P.L.839, No.1A),
known as the General Appropriation Act of 2019, shall apply to
this act.
Section 103. Abbreviations.
The abbreviations in the act of June 28, 2019 (P.L.839,
No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2019, shall
apply to this act.
Section 104. Federal appropriations.
The sums specified in this act, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, are specifically appropriated from the special funds
and accounts in the State Treasury to agencies of the Executive
Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,
wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly
appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
purchase or rental of goods and services and for payment of any
other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
for the purposes specified in this act for the current fiscal
year and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
at the close of the prior fiscal year.
PART II
COVID-19 RESPONSE RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
SUBPART A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 201. Construction with the General Appropriation Act of
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2019.
All appropriations contained in this part from the General
Fund shall be in addition to any appropriation under the act of
June 28, 2019 (P.L.839, No.1A), known as the General
Appropriation Act of 2019.
SUBPART B
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 211. Department of Education.
The following Federal amounts
are appropriated from the COVID-
19 Response Restricted Account to
the Department of Education for
the current fiscal year: Federal State
(1) COVID-Relief For
Community Colleges
Federal appropriation..... 35,000,000
(2) COVID-Relief For
Pennsylvania State University
Federal appropriation..... 25,000,000
(3) COVID-Relief For
University of Pittsburgh
Federal appropriation..... 25,000,000
(4) COVID-Relief For Temple
University
Federal appropriation..... 25,000,000
(5) COVID-Relief For Lincoln
University
Federal appropriation..... 10,000,000
(6) COVID-Relief For Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology
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Federal appropriation..... 10,000,000
PART III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 301. Continuing appropriations.
The appropriations in this act shall be continuing
appropriations and shall not automatically lapse as of the close
of the current fiscal year.
Section 302. Applicability.
(a) General rule.--The provisions of the act of June 28,
2019 (P.L.839, No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of
2019, shall apply to this act.
(b) Retroactivity.--This act shall be retroactive to July 1,
2019.
Section 303. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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