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                                 SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3188, 3334               PRINTER'S NO. 3440

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2396 Session of 2000


        INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 16, 2000
        SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
           MAY 1, 2000

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations to the Trustees of the University of
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  (A)  The following sums, or as much thereof as     <--
     6  may be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of the
     7  University of Pennsylvania for the fiscal year July 1, 2000, to
     8  June 30, 2001, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown:
     9     (1)  For dental clinics........................      $938,000
    10     (2)  For instruction in the Doctor of Medicine
    11  program...........................................     4,034,000
    12     (3)  For veterinary activities.................    33,083,000
    13     (4)  For cardiovascular studies................       500,000  <--
    14     Section 2.  Payments to the University of Pennsylvania on
    15  account of the appropriations for the items provided in section
    16  1 shall be made quarterly by the Secretary of Education on the
    17  basis of costs during the fiscal year and shall be conditioned
    18  on continuing authority for inclusion on the Board of Trustees


     1  of the University of Pennsylvania of a minimum of four persons
     2  who are not elected officials and who are appointed by the
     3  President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the
     4  Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
     5  Minority Leader of the House of Representatives for terms of
     6  office coterminous with that of the respective appointing
     7  authority; and shall be further conditioned on these appointees
     8  receiving full voting rights as members of the board of
     9  trustees.
    10     Section 3.  The University of Pennsylvania shall provide
    11  full, complete and accurate information as may be required by
    12  the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority
    13  chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the
    14  chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations
    15  Committee of the House of Representatives.
    16     Section 4.  The University of Pennsylvania shall report its
    17  revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements
    18  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
    19  procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the
    20  "Higher Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth
    21  of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of
    22  Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-
    23  Related Colleges and Universities."
    24     Section 5.  The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    25  shall report on forms provided by the Department of Education to
    26  both the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations
    27  Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman
    28  of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives
    29  by September 30, 2001, on how State-appropriated funds were
    30  expended for fiscal year 2000-2001 to reduce the costs to
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     1  Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to
     2  Pennsylvania residents.
     3     Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000, or
     4  immediately, whichever is later.
     5     (4)  FOR CARDIOVASCULAR STUDIES.......................632,000  <--
     6     (B)  THE SUM OF $219,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE
     7  TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
     8  JULY 1, 2000, TO JUNE 30, 2001, FOR THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF
     9  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM AND THE PURCHASE OF SUCH
    10  APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DEEM NECESSARY FOR
    11  THE BEST INTEREST OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM.
    12     SECTION 2.  (A)  PAYMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    13  ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ITEMS PROVIDED IN
    14  SECTION 1(A) SHALL BE MADE QUARTERLY BY THE SECRETARY OF
    15  EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF COSTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR; SHALL BE
    16  CONDITIONED ON CONTINUING AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION ON THE BOARD
    17  OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OF A MINIMUM OF
    18  FOUR PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WHO ARE APPOINTED
    19  BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER
    20  OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
    21  THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR TERMS OF
    22  OFFICE COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE RESPECTIVE APPOINTING
    23  AUTHORITY; AND SHALL BE FURTHER CONDITIONED ON THESE APPOINTEES
    24  RECEIVING FULL VOTING RIGHTS AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
    25  TRUSTEES.
    26     (B)  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL PROVIDE FULL,
    27  COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE
    28  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR THE CHAIRMAN OR THE MINORITY CHAIRMAN
    29  OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE OR THE CHAIRMAN OR
    30  THE MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE
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     1  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
     2     (C)  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL REPORT ITS REVENUES
     3  AND EXPENDITURES AND PRESENT ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN
     4  ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND
     5  PROCEDURES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE
     6  "HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE MANUAL (1975)" AND THE "COMMONWEALTH
     7  OF PENNSYLVANIA BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STATE SYSTEM OF
     8  HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITIES AND NON-STATE-
     9  RELATED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES."
    10     (D)  THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL
    11  REPORT ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BOTH
    12  THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
    13  COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN
    14  OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
    15  BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, ON HOW STATE-APPROPRIATED FUNDS WERE
    16  EXPENDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 TO REDUCE THE COSTS TO
    17  PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT STUDENTS OR TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
    18  PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS.
    19     SECTION 3.  (A)  PAYMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    20  MUSEUM ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATION PROVIDED IN SECTION 1(B)
    21  SHALL BE MADE QUARTERLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
    22  PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION.
    23     (B)  THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL
    24  PROVIDE FULL, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION AS MAY BE
    25  REQUIRED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION OR
    26  THE CHAIRMAN OR THE MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
    27  COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE OR THE CHAIRMAN OR THE MINORITY CHAIRMAN
    28  OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
    29     SECTION 4.  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 2000, OR
    30  IMMEDIATELY, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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