HB 2413

                                                 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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