SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1226                      PRINTER'S NO. 1638

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1069 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, MAY 24, 1983

        SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
           JULY 18, 1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within
     2     the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the
     3     Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The sum of $6,411,000, or as much thereof as may   <--
     7  be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the professional
     8  licensure augmentation restricted revenue account within the
     9  General Fund to the Department of State for the fiscal year July
    10  1, 1983 to June 30, 1984 for the operation of the Bureau of
    11  Professional and Occupational Affairs excluding attorneys.
    12     Section 2.  (a)  The sum of $681,000 is hereby appropriated
    13  from the professional licensure augmentation restricted revenue
    14  account within the General Fund to the Department of State for
    15  the fiscal year July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984 for the personnel
    16  costs of the attorneys of the Bureau of Professional and
    17  Occupational Affairs.

     1     (b)  This appropriation, in addition to covering existing
     2  personnel costs, shall be used to upgrade the status of existing
     3  attorneys, hire additional attorneys and take any steps
     4  necessary to provide the professional boards with adequate
     5  council and prosecutorial staff to handle all complaints on a
     6  timely basis.
     7     (c)  No attorney shall be hired by the bureau unless the
     8  attorney has prior experience or unless the attorney is
     9  contracted to provide a minimum of three years service to the
    10  bureau.
    11     Section 3.  No funds from the appropriations in sections 1
    12  and 2 shall be used to augment the Department of State, general
    13  government operations budget for any services previously
    14  provided by the department without augmentation.
    15     Section 4.  The Department of State shall establish separate
    16  appropriation symbols for the Bureau of Professional and
    17  Occupational Affairs and for the attorneys of the Bureau of
    18  Professional and Occupational Affairs.
    19     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1983 or, if
    20  enacted subsequent to that date, then immediately.
    21     SECTION 1.  THE SUM OF $7,266,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY   <--
    22  BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE PROFESSIONAL
    23  LICENSURE AUGMENTATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE
    24  GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY
    25  1, 1983 TO JUNE 30, 1984 TO AUGMENT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
    26  APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL
    27  AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS.
    28     SECTION 2.  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 1983 OR, IF
    29  ENACTED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE, THEN IMMEDIATELY.

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