PRINTER'S NO. 260
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 283
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations from the Professional Licensure
2 Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts
3 within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by
4 the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in
5 support of the professional licensure boards assigned
6 thereto.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The sum of $73,093,000, or as much thereof as may
10 be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Professional
11 Licensure Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the
12 Department of State for the operation of the Bureau of
13 Professional and Occupational Affairs for the fiscal year July
14 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
15 Section 2. (a) The sum of $10,191,000, or as much thereof
16 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted
17 receipts account of the State Board of Medicine for the
18 operation of the board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June
19 30, 2026.
20 (b) The sum of $2,553,000, or as much thereof as may be
 1 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
2 account of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for the
3 operation of the board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June
4 30, 2026.
5 (c) The sum of $474,000, or as much thereof as may be
6 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the restricted receipts
7 account of the State Board of Podiatry for the operation of the
8 board for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
9 (d) The sum of $1,396,000, or as much thereof as may be
10 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the Athletic Commission
11 Augmentation Account for the State Athletic Commission, as
12 authorized by 5 Pa.C.S. § 1512 (relating to Athletic Commission
13 Augmentation Account), for the support and operation of the
14 commission for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
15 (e) Each appropriation listed in subsections (a), (b), (c)
16 and (d) shall not be treated as an augmentation to the
17 Department of State, a general government appropriation or any
18 other appropriation, but shall be treated and accounted for as
19 separate appropriations respectively.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
21 immediately, whichever is later.
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