Posted: | March 14, 2018 12:33 PM |
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From: | Representative Aaron Bernstine and Rep. Jim Christiana, Rep. John Maher |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | State-Related Institution Transparency and Accountability |
We plan to introduce a three bill package promoting transparency and accountability in Pennsylvania’s state-related institutions. These institutions receive considerable funding from the Commonwealth, but are not held to the same standards as the State System of Higher Education institutions. The state-related institutions are as follows: (1) Temple University (2) The University of Pittsburgh (3) The Pennsylvania State University (4) Lincoln University Please join us in co-sponsoring these important pieces of legislation to ensure that Pennsylvania’s state-related institutions are acting as responsible stewards of taxpayer resources. |
Description: | Proposal #1: This legislation expands the extent of documents and financial information that is statutorily required for state-related institutions through the Right-to-Know law. Currently they are not subject to the law, but the law requires the institutions to make a report of some limited financial information including certain employees’ salaries to the General Assembly, Auditor General and Governor. |
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Introduced as HB2675
Description: | Proposal #2: This legislation subjects members of the Board of Trustees and other employees of state-related institutions who are responsible for taking or recommending official action to the requirements of Pennsylvania’s Ethics Act. This would require these individuals to file statements of financial interest. |
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Introduced as HB2676
Description: | Proposal #3: This legislation makes substantial changes to structure and operation of the Penn State Board of Trustees, many of which are also recommendations noted by the Auditor General in a recent performance audit report. Specifically, this legislation will limit the size of the board to twenty-one voting members and one nonvoting member, as follows:
This legislation also provides for a majority of trustees to constitute a quorum, establishes three-year terms for trustees, and limits the total number of years served by a trustee to nine years in the aggregate. |
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