PRINTER'S NO. 1710
No. 1382 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, MAY 6, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 6, 2003
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of 2 Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. The sum of $4,650,000 is hereby appropriated to 6 the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, 7 for the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, for 8 instruction in the Doctor of Osteopathy program. 9 Section 2. Payments to the Philadelphia College of 10 Osteopathic Medicine on account of the appropriation provided in 11 section 1 shall be made quarterly by the Secretary of Education 12 on the basis of costs during the fiscal year and shall be 13 conditioned on continuing authority for inclusion on the Board 14 of Trustees of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 15 of a minimum of five persons who are not elected officials and 16 who are appointed by the Governor, the President pro tempore of 17 the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of
1 the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the 2 House of Representatives for terms of office coterminous with 3 that of the respective appointing authority; and shall be 4 further conditioned on these appointees receiving full voting 5 rights as members of the board of trustees. 6 Section 3. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 7 shall provide full, complete and accurate information as may be 8 required by the Department of Education or the chairman or the 9 minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate 10 or the chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations 11 Committee of the House of Representatives. 12 Section 4. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 13 shall report its revenues and expenditures and present its 14 financial statements in accordance with generally accepted 15 accounting principles and procedures for educational 16 institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education Finance 17 Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget 18 Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, State- 19 Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and 20 Universities." 21 Section 5. The Trustees of the Philadelphia College of 22 Osteopathic Medicine shall report on forms provided by the 23 Department of Education to both the chairman and minority 24 chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the 25 chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee 26 of the House of Representatives by September 30, 2004, on how 27 State-appropriated funds were expended for fiscal year 2003-2004 28 to reduce the costs to Pennsylvania resident students or to 29 provide services to Pennsylvania residents. 30 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, or 20030H1382B1710 - 2 -
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