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.

In the meantime, Penn State has completed about 75 percent of the 119 recommendations to strengthen university policies from the former FBI director who led the school's investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.


Rob Pangborn, the interim executive vice president and provost, told the university's Faculty Senate on Tuesday that the school was on pace in studying or implementing the recommendations released last summer from Louis Freeh. Penn State was expected to provide a detailed progress report later this week.


Freeh's recommendations covered areas including campus safety, training and governance.


Separately, the Faculty Senate is close to delivering to the school's Board of Trustees its recommendations for governance reforms. The power structure and communications between leaders at Penn State have been scrutinized in the fallout from the scandal.