PRINTER'S NO. 501
No. 486 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, FEBRUARY 25, 1999
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 25, 1999
AN ACT 1 Making appropriations from the Professional Licensure 2 Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts 3 within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by 4 the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in 5 support of the professional licensure boards assigned 6 thereto. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. The sum of $17,649,000, or as much thereof as may 10 be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Professional 11 Licensure Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the 12 Department of State for the operation of the Bureau of 13 Professional and Occupational Affairs, including the State Board 14 of Auctioneer Examiners, for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to 15 June 30, 2000. 16 Section 2. (a) The sum of $3,035,000, or as much thereof as 17 may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted 18 receipts account of the State Board of Medicine, as authorized 19 by section 907(a) of the act of October 15, 1975 (P.L.390,
1 No.111), known as the Health Care Services Malpractice Act, for 2 the operation of the board for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to 3 June 30, 2000. 4 (b) The sum of $494,000, or as much thereof as may be 5 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts 6 account of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, as 7 authorized by section 907(b) of the Health Care Services 8 Malpractice Act, for the operation of the board for the fiscal 9 year July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000. 10 (c) The sum of $161,000, or as much thereof as may be 11 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts 12 account of the State Board of Podiatry, as authorized by section 13 907(c) of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act, for the 14 operation of said board for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to 15 June 30, 2000. 16 (d) The sum of $317,000, or as much thereof as may be 17 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Athletic Commission 18 Augmentation Account for the State Athletic Commission, as 19 authorized by 5 Pa.C.S. § 1512 (relating to Athletic Commission 20 Augmentation Account), for the support and operation of the 21 commission for the fiscal year July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000. 22 (e) Each appropriation listed in subsections (a), (b), (c) 23 and (d) shall not be treated as an augmentation to the 24 Department of State, general government appropriation, or any 25 other appropriation, but shall be treated and accounted for as 26 separate appropriations respectively. 27 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999, or 28 immediately, whichever is later. B4L84RZ/19990S0486B0501 - 2 -