PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 978

PRINTER'S NO.  1388

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

915

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, REICHLEY, CHRISTIANA, GRELL, KILLION, PETRI, SCAVELLO, BEAR, GINGRICH, MILLARD, MUSTIO, PICKETT, BOBACK, CLYMER, GODSHALL, GROVE, HARRIS, HELM, KNOWLES, MICOZZIE, PAYNE, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 3, 2011

  

  

AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 4, 2011   

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of July 6, 2010 (P.L.    , No.1A), entitled "An

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act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the

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Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the

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Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the

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fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, for certain

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institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills

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incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year

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ending June 30, 2010; to provide appropriations from the

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State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance

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Fund, the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account, the Hazardous

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Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk

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Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency

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Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Payment Fund,

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the Banking Department Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund,

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the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund and

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the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Executive Department; to

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provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System

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Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the

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fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011; to provide

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appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal

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year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, for the proper operation

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of the several departments of the Commonwealth and the

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Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License

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Fund moneys; to provide for the appropriation of Federal

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funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for

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the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the

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fiscal year ending June 30, 2010; and to provide for the

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additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the

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General Fund and the State Lottery Fund for the Executive

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Department of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1,

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2009, to June 30, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred

 


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and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending

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June 30, 2009," by further providing for the appropriation of

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Federal funds and reducing the State appropriation to the

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Department of Education for basic education.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  As much as relates to the certain Federal and

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State appropriations for basic education in section 212 of the

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act of July 6, 2010 (P.L.    , No.1A), known as the General

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Appropriation Act of 2010, are amended to read:

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Section 212.  Department of

Education.--The following amounts

are appropriated to the Department

of Education:

  

  

  

Federal

  

  

  

State

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For payment of basic education

funding to school districts.

  

  

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[State appropriation.............

  

5,121,339,000]

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State appropriation.............

  

4,733,523,000

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The following Federal amounts are

appropriated to supplement the sum

appropriated for general government

operations:

  

  

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(25)  "College Access Challenge

Grant Program."

  

  

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[Federal appropriation...........

  

2,105,000]

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Federal appropriation...........

  

4,431,000

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The following Federal amounts are

appropriated to supplement the sum

appropriated for Basic Education

  

  

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Funding:

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(1)  "ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization

- Basic Education."

  

  

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Federal appropriation...........

654,747,000

  

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(2)  "Education Jobs Fund."

  

  

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Federal appropriation...........

387,816,000

  

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Payments to each school district

shall be from [both] the Federal

appropriation for "ARRA - Fiscal

Stabilization - Basic Education" and

the "Education Jobs Fund" and the

State appropriation for payment of

basic education funding to school

districts in proportion to each

appropriation's share of the total

allocation for basic education

funding.

  

  

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Payments to each school district

shall be from [both] the Federal

[appropriation] appropriations for

"ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization - Basic

Education" and the "Education Jobs

Fund" and the State appropriation

for payment of basic education

funding to school districts in

proportion to each appropriation's

share of the total allocation for

basic education funding.

  

  

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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