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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, CORMAN AND MELLOW, APRIL 27, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 27, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Adopting a temporary rule of the Senate relating solely to |
2 | amendments to the General Appropriation Bill and other |
3 | appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, |
4 | 2009, including any amendments offered to or for supplemental |
5 | appropriations for prior fiscal years. |
6 | RESOLVED, That the Senate adopt a temporary rule to read: |
7 | TEMPORARY RULE |
8 | I. Budget Amendments on Senate Floor |
9 | 1. Floor amendments to the General Appropriation Bill or |
10 | other general fund or special fund appropriation bills for the |
11 | fiscal year commencing July 1, 2009, or for any prior fiscal |
12 | year, shall be in order on second consideration only. |
13 | 2. Any amendment offered on the floor of the Senate to the |
14 | General Appropriation Bill or other General Fund or special fund |
15 | appropriation bills (which collectively comprise and shall be |
16 | referred to as the 2009-2010 Budget) that proposes increased |
17 | spending from the General Fund or any special fund for the |
18 | Commonwealth 2009-2010 fiscal year, or any prior fiscal year, |
19 | above the levels contained in the 2009-2010 Budget as reported |
20 | from the Appropriations Committee shall not be in order and may |
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1 | not be considered unless the same amendment, or any "statement |
2 | of intent" appended thereto, contains sufficient line-item |
3 | reductions to the 2009-2010 Budget so that the amendment offered |
4 | does not result in a net increase in the total spending from the |
5 | General Fund or any special fund contained within such budget. |
6 | Where a proposed alteration in the General Appropriation Bill is |
7 | balanced, in whole or in part, by a change in other |
8 | appropriation bills, the amendment shall have appended thereto a |
9 | "statement of intent" setting forth the proposed adjustment to |
10 | the other appropriation bill or bills that will result in there |
11 | being no net increase in the total spending from the General |
12 | Fund or any special fund contained within the 2009-2010 Budget |
13 | as reported from the Appropriations Committee. |
14 | 3. For the purpose of this temporary rule, the Legislative |
15 | Reference Bureau, in drafting any amendment to the General |
16 | Appropriation Bill or any other appropriation bill, shall append |
17 | the "statement of intent" required for a proposal which involves |
18 | more than one bill. |
19 | 4. Any amendment offered on the floor of the Senate |
20 | proposing to make reductions in the following appropriations |
21 | shall be out of order: |
22 | (a) Debt service. |
23 | (b) Transfer to Commonwealth Financing Agency. |
24 | (c) School employees' Social Security. |
25 | (d) Harristown rentals. |
26 | (e) Occupational disease payments. |
27 | 5. Any amendment offered on the floor of the Senate |
28 | proposing to make reductions in the following appropriations |
29 | shall be out of order unless such amendment includes a program |
30 | revision not contrary to statutes governing such program: |
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1 | (a) Cash assistance grants. |
2 | (b) Medical assistance outpatient. |
3 | (c) Medical assistance inpatient. |
4 | (d) Medical assistance capitation. |
5 | (e) Long-term care. |
6 | (f) Supplemental Security Income - aged, blind, disabled. |
7 | II. Amendments in Appropriations Committee |
8 | 1. Any amendment offered in the Appropriations Committee to |
9 | the General Appropriation Bill that would increase total |
10 | authorized spending for the Commonwealth 2009-2010 fiscal year |
11 | or any prior fiscal year above the spending levels contained in |
12 | the General Appropriation Bill shall not be in order and may not |
13 | be considered unless the same amendment contains sufficient |
14 | reductions in line items in the General Appropriation Bill that |
15 | the amendment does not result in a net increase in the total |
16 | spending. |
17 | 2. Any amendment offered in the Appropriations Committee |
18 | proposing to make reductions in the following appropriations |
19 | shall be out of order: |
20 | (a) Debt service. |
21 | (b) Transfer to Commonwealth Financing Agency. |
22 | (c) School employees' Social Security. |
23 | (d) Harristown rentals. |
24 | (e) Occupational disease payments. |
25 | 3. Any amendment offered in the Appropriations Committee |
26 | proposing to make reductions in the following appropriations |
27 | shall be out of order unless such amendment includes a program |
28 | revision not contrary to statutes governing such program: |
29 | (a) Cash assistance grants. |
30 | (b) Medical assistance outpatient. |
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1 | (c) Medical assistance inpatient. |
2 | (d) Medical assistance capitation. |
3 | (e) Long-term care. |
4 | (f) Supplemental Security Income - aged, blind, disabled. |
5 | III. Suspension |
6 | This temporary rule may be temporarily suspended only by a |
7 | vote of the majority of the members elected to the Senate. |
8 | IV. Expiration |
9 | This temporary rule shall expire upon the enactment of a |
10 | General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, |
11 | 2009. |
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