SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1100 PRINTER'S NO. 1760
No. 992 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 22, 1999
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, MAY 10, 1999
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation APPROPRIATIONS to the Pennsylvania <-- 2 College of Optometry, Philadelphia. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. The sum of $1,548,000 is hereby appropriated to <-- 6 the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, for the 7 fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000, for instruction. 8 SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING SUMS ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE <-- 9 PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, PHILADELPHIA, FOR THE FISCAL 10 YEAR JULY 1, 1999, TO JUNE 30, 2000, FOR THE PURPOSES AND IN THE 11 AMOUNTS AS SHOWN: 12 (1) FOR INSTRUCTION EXPENSES $1,548,000 13 (2) FOR A COMPUTER LABORATORY 200,000 14 (3) FOR DISTANCE LEARNING 538,000 15 Section 2. Payments to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry <-- 16 on account of the appropriation provided in section 1 shall be
1 made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the basis of 2 costs during the fiscal year. The secretary shall not release 3 more than the first quarterly payment until such time as the 4 Trustees of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry agree in 5 writing to include a minimum of five members appointed by the 6 Governor and the General Assembly. The Governor, the President 7 pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 8 the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority 9 Leader of the House of Representatives may each, upon receipt of 10 the written agreement from the trustees, appoint a nonelected 11 official to serve as a member of the board and the terms of 12 office shall be coterminous with that of their appointing 13 authority. 14 SECTION 2. PAYMENTS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY <-- 15 ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 SHALL BE 16 MADE QUARTERLY BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF 17 COSTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND SHALL BE CONDITIONED ON 18 CONTINUING AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 19 THE PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY OF A MINIMUM OF FIVE 20 PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WHO ARE APPOINTED BY 21 THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, THE 22 MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF 23 REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF 24 REPRESENTATIVES FOR TERMS OF OFFICE COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE 25 RESPECTIVE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. 26 Section 3. The Pennsylvania College of Optometry shall 27 provide full, complete and accurate information as may be 28 required by the Department of Education or the chairman or the 29 minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate 30 or the chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations 19990H0992B1760 - 2 -
1 Committee of the House of Representatives. 2 Section 4. The Pennsylvania College of Optometry shall 3 report its revenues and expenditures and present its financial 4 statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting 5 principles and procedures for educational institutions as set 6 forth in the "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the 7 "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State 8 System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non- 9 State-Related Colleges and Universities." 10 Section 5. The trustees of the Pennsylvania College of 11 Optometry shall report on forms provided by the Department of 12 Education to both the chairman and minority chairman of the 13 Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and 14 minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House 15 of Representatives by September 30, 2000, on how State- 16 appropriated funds were expended for fiscal year 1999-2000 to 17 reduce the costs to Pennsylvania resident students or to provide 18 services to Pennsylvania residents. 19 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999, or 20 immediately, whichever is later. B5L84RZ/19990H0992B1760 - 3 -