A bill to keep money from the $60 million NCAA fine against Penn State, is a step closer to passing.
The bill to keep the $60 million in Pennsylvania passed the State Senate on Wednesday. It's now in the State House for consideration. State Senator Jake Corman introduced the bill, he's a legislator in the State College area.
The fine was slapped against Penn State by the NCAA. The university agreed to it, to block a potential shutdown of their football program following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The money has to go toward programs to prevent child abuse or help abuse victims.
Senate Bill 187 would require Penn State, or any other state school in another case, to pay the fines into an endowment set up through the State Treasurer. That would mean keeping the money in PA.
Representative Corman says a recent child safety task force proved the need for the funds in the state.
Corman says he can't forsee the NCAA fighting the bill.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bill to keep within the state Penn State's $60 million fine to the NCAA over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal is on its way to the state House for its consideration.
The Pennsylvania Senate voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of the measure. It's sponsored by Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican whose district includes State College.
Penn State agreed to the fine last summer as part of a deal that averted a potential shutdown of its football program by college sports' governing body. The university has already made the first of five $12 million payments.
In floor remarks, Corman said the money "could do an extraordinary amount of good right here in Pennsylvania."
Gov. Tom Corbett has filed a federal anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA over the sanctions.
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