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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2797 Session of 1994


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, MAY 18, 1994

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           JUNE 20, 1994

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations to The Medical College of Pennsylvania,
     2     East Falls, Philadelphia.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  The sum of $3,290,000 is hereby appropriated to
     6  The Medical College of Pennsylvania located in East Falls,
     7  Philadelphia, for the fiscal year July 1, 1994, to June 30,
     8  1995, for instruction in the Doctor of Medicine program. OF THIS  <--
     9  APPROPRIATION, $100,000 SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE EDUCATION
    10  ADVANCEMENT ALLIANCE FOR A MINORITY HIGHER EDUCATION ENRICHMENT
    11  PROGRAM.
    12     Section 2.  The sum of $912,000 is hereby appropriated to The
    13  Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for the fiscal
    14  year July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995, for the general maintenance
    15  of The Medical College of Pennsylvania, including the School of
    16  Allied Health, and student aid.
    17     Section 3.  Payments to The Medical College of Pennsylvania

     1  on account of the appropriations provided in sections 1 and 2
     2  shall be made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the
     3  basis of costs during the fiscal year. THE SECRETARY SHALL NOT    <--
     4  RELEASE MORE THAN THE FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS
     5  THE TRUSTEES OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDE FIVE
     6  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE
     7  GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY
     8  LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
     9  REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF
    10  REPRESENTATIVES SHALL EACH, UPON INVITATION BY THE TRUSTEES,
    11  APPOINT A NONELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD
    12  AND THE TERMS OF OFFICE SHALL BE COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THEIR
    13  APPOINTING AUTHORITY.
    14     Section 4.  The Medical College of Pennsylvania shall provide
    15  full, complete and accurate information as may be required by
    16  the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority
    17  chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the
    18  chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations
    19  Committee of the House of Representatives.
    20     Section 5.  The Medical College of Pennsylvania shall report
    21  its revenues and expenditures and present its financial
    22  statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
    23  principles and procedures for educational institutions as set
    24  forth in the "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the
    25  "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State
    26  System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-
    27  State-Related Colleges and Universities."
    28     Section 6.  The trustees of the Medical College of
    29  Pennsylvania shall report on forms provided by the Department of
    30  Education to both the chairman and minority chairman of the
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     1  Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and
     2  minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House
     3  of Representatives by September 30, 1995, on how State-
     4  appropriated funds were expended for fiscal year 1994-1995 to
     5  reduce the costs to Pennsylvania resident students or to provide
     6  services to Pennsylvania residents.
     7     Section 7.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1994, or
     8  immediately, whichever is later.















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