Bill Text: PA SB1039 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-01-05 - Bill, together with Governor's Line Item Veto Message, laid on the table [SB1039 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB1039-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1319
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1039 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, JULY 16, 2009
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 16, 2009
AN ACT
Making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The sum of $35,682,000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to
June 30, 2010, for veterinary activities.
Section 2. (a) Payments to the University of Pennsylvania
on account of the appropriation shall be made quarterly by the
Secretary of Education on the basis of costs during the fiscal
year and shall be conditioned on continuing authority for
inclusion on the Board of Trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania of a minimum of four persons who are not elected
officials and who are appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives for terms of office coterminous with
that of the respective appointing authority; and shall be
further conditioned on these appointees receiving full voting
rights as members of the board of trustees.
(b) The University of Pennsylvania shall provide full,
complete and accurate information as may be required by the
Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman
of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or
the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
House of Representatives.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania shall report its revenues
and expenditures and present its financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the
"Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of
Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-
Related Colleges and Universities."
(d) The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania shall
report on forms provided by the Department of Education to both
the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations
Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman
of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives
by September 30, 2010, on how State-appropriated funds were
expended for fiscal year 2009-2010 to reduce the costs to
Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to
Pennsylvania residents.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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