HB 2413 — An Act making appropriations to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   3088

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2413
                                                Session of
                                                  2026

     INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, MARCH 24, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 24, 2026


                                     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 sum of $31,560,000, or as much thereof
 6   as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of
 7   the University of Pennsylvania for the fiscal year July 1, 2026,
 8   to June 30, 2027, for veterinary activities.
 9      (b)   The sum of $1,793,000, or as much thereof as may be
10   necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of the
11   University of Pennsylvania for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to
12   June 30, 2027, for the Center for Infectious Diseases.
13      Section 2.    (a)   Payments to the University of Pennsylvania
14   on account of the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be
15   made quarterly by the Secretary of Agriculture on the basis of
16   costs during the fiscal year and shall be conditioned on
17   continuing authority for inclusion on the Board of Trustees of
18   the University of Pennsylvania of a minimum of four persons who
 1   are not elected officials and who are appointed by the President
 2   pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
 3   the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority
 4   Leader of the House of Representatives for terms of office
 5   coterminous with that of the respective appointing authority;
 6   and shall be further conditioned on these appointees receiving
 7   full voting rights as members of the board of trustees.
 8      (b)   The University of Pennsylvania shall provide full,
 9   complete and accurate information as may be required by the
10   Department of Agriculture or the chairman or the minority
11   chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the
12   chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations
13   Committee of the House of Representatives.
14      (c)   The University of Pennsylvania shall report its revenues
15   and expenditures and present its financial statements in
16   accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
17   procedures for educational institutions as stated in the "Higher
18   Education Finance Manual (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of
19   Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher
20   Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related
21   Colleges and Universities."
22      (d)   The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania shall
23   report on forms provided by the Department of Agriculture to
24   both the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations
25   Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman
26   of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives
27   by September 30, 2027, on how State-appropriated funds were
28   expended for fiscal year 2026-2027 to reduce the costs to
29   Pennsylvania resident students or to provide services to
30   Pennsylvania residents.

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1      Section 3.   This act shall take effect July 1, 2026, or
2   immediately, whichever is later.




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