Bill Text: PA HR439 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging the Senate to immediately override the Governor's line item veto of the appropriation to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for payment of education assistance grants as contained in section 228 of the act of August 5, 2009 (P.L. , No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2009.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 55-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-17 - Referred to APPROPRIATIONS [HR439 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR439-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2588
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 439 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, CIVERA, MANN, KILLION, MILNE, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, P. COSTA, CUTLER, DALLY, DENLINGER, ELLIS, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HESS, HICKERNELL, HOUGHTON, KAUFFMAN, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILLER, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROSS, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, VEREB, WATSON, YUDICHAK, ROCK, MENSCH, SONNEY, PAYNE, MOUL AND BEAR, AUGUST 17, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AUGUST 17, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Senate to immediately override the Governor's line
item veto of the appropriation to the Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency for payment of education
assistance grants as contained in section 228 of the act of
August 5, 2009 (P.L. , No.1A), known as the General
Appropriation Act of 2009.
WHEREAS, Section 228 of the act of August 5, 2009 (P.L. ,
No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2009, as
passed by the General Assembly, included an appropriation to the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency in the amount of
$386,198,000 for payment of education assistance grants; and
WHEREAS, The appropriation provides grants to Pennsylvania
students pursuing higher education; and
WHEREAS, The Governor used his power of line item veto to
remove the appropriation; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
is unable to process and award grants to students because of the
Governor's veto; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 172,000 students will be starting or
returning to college at the end of August with uncertainty about
the amount of their State grants and growing concern about how
to cover the costs of their education; and
WHEREAS, The number of students eligible for and in need of
State grants has increased due to the recession; and
WHEREAS, The veto action by the Governor has placed an undue
burden on college students and their families during this time
of economic strife; and
WHEREAS, Higher education is important for the future of our
students and the socioeconomic well-being of this Commonwealth;
and
WHEREAS, Helping to make a college education attainable by
providing State grants to Pennsylvania students should be a
priority; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Senate
to immediately override the Governor's line item veto of the
appropriation to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency for payment of education assistance grants as contained
in section 228 of the act of August 5, 2009 (P.L. , No.1A),
known as the General Appropriation Act of 2009.
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