PRINTER'S NO. 980
No. 878 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 12, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 12, 1997
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania College of 2 Optometry, Philadelphia. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. The sum of $1,238,000 is hereby appropriated to 6 the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, for the 7 fiscal year July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, for instruction. 8 Section 2. Payments to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry 9 on account of the appropriation provided in section 1 shall be 10 made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the basis of 11 costs during the fiscal year. The secretary shall not release 12 more than the first quarterly payment until such time as the 13 Trustees of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry agree in 14 writing to include a minimum of five members appointed by the 15 Governor and the General Assembly. The Governor, the President 16 pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 17 the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority
1 Leader of the House of Representatives may each, upon receipt of 2 the written agreement from the trustees, appoint a nonelected 3 official to serve as a member of the board and the terms of 4 office shall be coterminous with that of their appointing 5 authority. 6 Section 3. The Pennsylvania College of Optometry shall 7 provide full, complete and accurate information as may be 8 required by the Department of Education or the chairman or the 9 minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate 10 or the chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations 11 Committee of the House of Representatives. 12 Section 4. The Pennsylvania College of Optometry shall 13 report its revenues and expenditures and present its financial 14 statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting 15 principles and procedures for educational institutions as set 16 forth in the "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the 17 "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State 18 System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non- 19 State-Related Colleges and Universities." 20 Section 5. The trustees of the Pennsylvania College of 21 Optometry shall report on forms provided by the Department of 22 Education to both the chairman and minority chairman of the 23 Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and 24 minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House 25 of Representatives by September 30, 1998, on how State- 26 appropriated funds were expended for fiscal year 1997-1998 to 27 reduce the costs to Pennsylvania resident students or to provide 28 services to Pennsylvania residents. 29 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997, or 30 immediately, whichever is later. B6L84RZ/19970H0878B0980 - 2 -