Appropriations Acts 2011 Enact.

Date Bill Subject

Appropriations Act #1 Jun 30 HB 1485 General Appropriation Act of 2011 - enactment House Fiscal Note Budget 2011 Senate Fiscal Note Budget 2011

SERS and PSERS- The Pension Plans for State Employees and for Teachers Appropriations Act #2 Jun 30 SB 1055 State Employees' Retirement Board - expenses Senate Fiscal Note: For fiscal year 2011-12, there will be $27,320,000 appropriated to the State Employees Retirement Board from the State Employees Retirement Fund. Appropriations Act #3 Jun 30 SB 1056 Public School Employees' Retirement Board - expenses Senate Fiscal Note: For fiscal year 2011-12, there will be $44,107,000 appropriated to the Public School Employees Retirement Board from the Public School Employees Retirement Fund.

Appropriations Act #4

Jun 30 SB 1057

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs operation of professional licensure boards

Senate Fiscal Note: Senate Bill 1057 appropriates $35,552,000 from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account to the Department of State for the operation of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs and the State Board of Auctioneer Examiners for FY 2011-12. The bill also appropriates the following amounts from restricted receipt accounts and the state Athletic Commission Augmentation Account for the operation of various licensure boards and the State Athletic Commission for their operations during FY 2011-12. $6,665,000 State Board of Medicine $ 960,000 State Board of Osteopathic Medicine $ 189,000 State Board of Podiatry $ 509,000 State Athletic Commission

Appropriations Act #5 Jun 30 SB 1058 Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development - expenses of workers' compensation, occupational diseases and Office of Small Business Advocate

Senate Fiscal Note: For fiscal year 2011-2012, there will be $81,990,000 appropriated to the Department of Labor and Industry from the Workmens Compensation Administration Fund. Also for fiscal year 2011-2012, there will be $194,000 appropriated to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development from the restricted revenue account within the Workmens Compensation Administration Fund. See also Act 9 of 2011 Appropriations Act #6 Jun 30 SB 1059 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission - operation Senate Bill 1059 appropriates $58,898,000 in state funds from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund and $3,900,000 in federal funds to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for its operations for fiscal year 2011-12.

The FY 2011-12 federal appropriation of $3,900,000 consists of $1,501,000 for natural gas pipeline safety, $1,888,000 for motor carrier safety, and $511,000 for electric regulatory assistance under ARRA. Senate Bill 1059 reflects the Governors recommended FY 201112 budget of $58,898,000 for the PUC. This is a $2,895,000 increase (5.2%) over the FY 2010-11 appropriation of $56,003,000. The PUC is funded by assessments of public utilities. Subject to budgetary approval, the Public Utility Commission may assess up to three-tenths of one percent of gross intrastate revenues to cover the cost of regulation.

Appropriations Act #7 Jun 30 SB 1060 Office of Consumer Advocate - operation House Fiscal Note $5,189,000

Appropriations Act # 8 Jun 30 SB 1061 Office of Small Business Advocate - operation House Finance Note $1, 092,000 See also Act 5 of 2011

Appropriations Act #9 Jun 30 SB 1062 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Department of Revenue, Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General - operations related to gaming

Senate Fiscal Note: Senate Bill 1062 appropriates the total sum of $66,189,000 for fiscal year 2011-12 from the State Gaming Fund for the operations of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (board) and the operations of the Department of Revenue (department), the Pennsylvania State Police and the Attorney General, with respect to their responsibility and authority under Part II of 4 Pa.C.S., known as the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (gaming act). The appropriation is categorized as follows: Attorney General - $976,000 Department of Revenue - $9,501,000 Pennsylvania State Police - $19,268,000 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board - $36,444,000 The amount is appropriated from the restricted revenue accounts under 4 Pa.C.S. 1401 (relating to slot machine licensee deposits). Section 1401 of the gaming act provides that each Category 1 and Category 2 slot machine licensee must deposit and maintain the sum of $1,500,000 in its account, and each Category 3 licensee must deposit and maintain $1,000,000, to guarantee the payment of funds to the Commonwealth and as security for its obligations under section 1405 of the gaming act (relating to the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund). A slot machine licensee is required to deposit funds into its account on a weekly basis equal to the amounts deducted by the department under section 1402 of the gaming act (relating to gross terminal revenue deductions).

Millions of Taxpayers Money to Tax Exempt Private Corporate Billionaires Appropriations Act # 10 Jun 30 HB 1727 University of Pittsburgh - education and general expenses and rural education outreach Against Liberty Tier 3: A yea vote will subtract 50 points to legislators or the governors grade and a nay vote will add 50 points to the grade.

Appropriations Act # 11 Jun 30 HB 1728 University - education and general expenses

Temple

Against Liberty Tier 3: A yea vote will subtract 50 points to legislators or the governors grade and a nay vote will add 50 points to the grade.

Appropriations Act #12 Jun 30 HB 1729 University of Pennsylvania - Center for Infectious Diseases, veterinary activities and education and general expenses Against Liberty Tier 3: A yea vote will subtract 50 points to legislators or the governors grade and a nay vote will add 50 points to the grade.

Appropriations Act #13 Jun 30 HB 1730 Lincoln University - education and general expenses Against Liberty Tier 3: A yea vote will subtract 50 points to legislators or the governors grade and a nay vote will add 50 points to the grade.

Appropriations Act #14 Jun 30 HB 1731 Pennsylvania State University - education and general expenses and Pennsylvania College of Technology

Against Liberty Tier 3: A yea vote will subtract 50 points to legislators or the governors grade and a nay vote will add 50 points to the grade.

$29,000,000 to UPENN

and

$146,823,000 to Temple U

$142,796,000 UPITT

$238,792,000 Penn State

Total 558,411,000 more than billion taxpayer dollars to private tax exempt corporate billionaires. What was the result? Higher Tuitions