PRINTER'S NO. 3105
No. 2382 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 11, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 11, 1998
AN ACT 1 Making appropriations to the Thomas Jefferson University, 2 Philadelphia. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. (a) The sum of $5,869,000 is hereby appropriated 6 to the Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal 7 year July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, for instruction in the 8 Doctor of Medicine program. 9 (b) The sum of $4,113,000 is hereby appropriated to the 10 Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, for the fiscal year 11 July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, for the general maintenance of 12 the Thomas Jefferson University, including the College of Allied 13 Health Sciences, student aid and Children's Heart Hospital. 14 Section 2. Payments to the Thomas Jefferson University on 15 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. The Secretary of Education shall
1 not release more than the first quarterly payment until such 2 time as the Trustees of the Jefferson Medical College and 3 Hospital agree in writing to include a minimum of five members 4 appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly. The 5 Governor, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority 6 Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 7 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of 8 Representatives may each, upon receipt of the written agreement 9 from the trustees, appoint a nonelected official to serve as a 10 member of the board and the terms of office shall be coterminous 11 with that of their appointing authority. 12 Section 3. The Thomas Jefferson University shall provide 13 full, complete and accurate information as may be required by 14 the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority 15 chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the 16 chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations 17 Committee of the House of Representatives. 18 Section 4. The Thomas Jefferson University shall report its 19 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 20 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and 21 procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the 22 "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth 23 of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of 24 Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State- 25 Related Colleges and Universities." 26 Section 5. The trustees of the Thomas Jefferson University 27 shall report on forms provided by the Department of Education to 28 both the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations 29 Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman 30 of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives 19980H2382B3105 - 2 -
1 by September 30, 1999, on how State-appropriated funds were 2 expended for fiscal year 1998-1999 to reduce the costs to 3 Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to 4 Pennsylvania residents. 5 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998, or 6 immediately, whichever is later. B4L84RZ/19980H2382B3105 - 3 -