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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, JUNE 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 23, 2011 |
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| A SUPPLEMENT |
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1 | To the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.87, No.3), |
2 | entitled "An act providing for the establishment and |
3 | operation of the University of Pittsburgh as an |
4 | instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State- |
5 | related university in the higher education system of the |
6 | Commonwealth; providing for change of name; providing for the |
7 | composition of the board of trustees; terms of trustees, and |
8 | the power and duties of such trustees; authorizing |
9 | appropriations in amounts to be fixed annually by the General |
10 | Assembly; providing for the auditing of accounts of |
11 | expenditures from said appropriations; providing for public |
12 | support and capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of |
13 | bonds exempt from taxation within the Commonwealth; requiring |
14 | the chancellor to make an annual report of the operations of |
15 | the University of Pittsburgh," making appropriations for |
16 | carrying the same into effect; and providing for a basis for |
17 | payments of such appropriations, for a method of accounting |
18 | for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information |
19 | disclosure. |
20 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
21 | hereby enacts as follows: |
22 | Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be |
23 | necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of the |
24 | University of Pittsburgh for the fiscal year July 1, 2011, to |
25 | June 30, 2012, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: |
26 | (1) For general support............ | $133,993,000 |
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27 | (2) For rural education outreach... | $2,083,000 |
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1 | Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on |
2 | account of the appropriations for all items as provided in |
3 | section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal |
4 | year. |
5 | Section 3. (a) Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of |
6 | the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly |
7 | during the fiscal year. |
8 | (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with |
9 | the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The |
10 | estimate of costs shall be submitted by the University of |
11 | Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly |
12 | and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date |
13 | on which such payment is to be made. |
14 | Section 4. (a) The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the |
15 | moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are |
16 | permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain proper |
17 | records showing the application of such moneys. Not later than |
18 | 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this act |
19 | relates, the University of Pittsburgh shall file, with the |
20 | Secretary of Education, the General Assembly, the Auditor |
21 | General of the Commonwealth and the chief administrator of each |
22 | branch campus, a statement setting forth the amounts and |
23 | purposes of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by |
24 | this act and other university accounts during said fiscal year, |
25 | as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any |
26 | appropriation during said fiscal year. |
27 | (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be |
28 | reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he |
29 | shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by |
30 | this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes |
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1 | not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered |
2 | and paid by the University of Pittsburgh to the State Treasurer. |
3 | In respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys |
4 | other than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General |
5 | shall have the right to review only, and he shall file annually |
6 | with the General Assembly such information concerning such |
7 | expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees |
8 | may require. |
9 | Section 5. The University of Pittsburgh shall provide full, |
10 | complete and accurate information as may be required by the |
11 | Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman |
12 | of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or |
13 | the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the |
14 | House of Representatives. |
15 | Section 6. The University of Pittsburgh shall present and |
16 | report its financial statements required under the provisions of |
17 | this act in accordance with: the generally accepted accounting |
18 | principles as prescribed by the National Association of College |
19 | and University Business Officers, the American Institute of |
20 | Certified Public Accountants, or their successors, or by any |
21 | other recognized authoritative body; the "Commonwealth of |
22 | Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher |
23 | Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related |
24 | Colleges and Universities"; and the financial reporting policies |
25 | and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
26 | and by the Federal Government that apply to the University of |
27 | Pittsburgh. |
28 | Section 7. No funds appropriated by this act may be used for |
29 | costs of personnel and operations of the environmental law |
30 | clinic. |
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1 | Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, or |
2 | immediately, whichever is later. |
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