PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 831, 1007 PRINTER'S NO. 1065
No. 769 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY CIANFRANI, JUNE 9, 1975
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, JULY 8, 1975
A SUPPLEMENT
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, providing for a basis for
17 payments of such appropriations, and providing a method of
18 accounting for the funds appropriated.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
22 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated to the Trustees
23 of the University of Pittsburgh for the fiscal year July 1, 1975
24 to June 30, 1976, for the purpose and in the amounts as shown:
25 (1) For general institutional expenses <--
26 EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL EXPENDITURES........ $51,292,000 <--
1 (2) For net cost of student aid................. 2,960,000 2 (3) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine 3 only........................................ 3,986,000 4 (4) For operation of dental clinics in the 5 School of Dental Medicine .................. 500,000 6 Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on 7 account of the appropriations for all items, as provided in 8 section 1 except for instruction - Doctor of Medicine shall be 9 made on the basis of costs during the fiscal year. 10 Payments for instruction - Doctor of Medicine shall be made 11 on the basis of full-time equivalent student enrollment at the 12 rate of $7,465 per student. 13 Section 3. If necessary the University of Pittsburgh may 14 transfer funds between the appropriations listed in section 1, 15 clauses (1) and (2): Provided, That the aggregate amount 16 transferred into or out of each appropriation during the fiscal 17 year shall not exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated 18 for that purpose. 19 Section 4. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of the 20 appropriations herein provided shall be made monthly during the 21 fiscal year. 22 Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with the 23 provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs and 24 full-time equivalent students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine 25 program. The estimate of costs shall be submitted by the 26 University of Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the 27 General Assembly and to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth not 28 later than 30 days prior to the date on which such payment is to 29 be made. 30 Section 5. The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the 19750S0769B1065 - 2 -
1 moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are 2 permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain proper 3 records showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 4 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this act 5 relates, the University of Pittsburgh shall file with the 6 Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and with the 7 Auditor General of the Commonwealth, a statement setting forth 8 the amounts and purposes of all expenditures made from moneys 9 appropriated by this act and other university accounts during 10 said fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent students 11 enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program and costs, as 12 provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any 13 appropriation during said fiscal year. 14 Such statement of expenditures, and number of full-time 15 equivalent students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program 16 and costs shall be reviewed by the Auditor General of the 17 Commonwealth, and he shall have the right, in respect to the 18 moneys appropriated by this act, to audit and disallow 19 expenditures made for purposes not permitted by this act and to 20 cause such sums to be recovered and paid by the University of 21 Pittsburgh to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth. The Auditor 22 General shall also make a determination of full-time equivalent 23 students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program and costs 24 and make a certification as to their correctness. In respect to 25 expenditures made by the university from moneys other than those 26 appropriated by this act, the Auditor General shall have the 27 right to review only and he shall file annually with the General 28 Assembly such information concerning such expenditures as the 29 General Assembly or any of its committees may require. 30 Section 6. A report shall be submitted to the Governor and 19750S0769B1065 - 3 -
1 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 2 House of Representatives and shall include data for all programs 3 of the university except the Doctor of Medicine program. The 4 report, to be submitted prior to November 1, 1976, shall cover 5 the twelve-month period beginning September 1, 1975. The report 6 shall include for each term during the period: 7 (1) The following counts and distributions: 8 (i) The definitions and numbers of full-time faculty 9 members, of part-time faculty members, of full-time students 10 enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students enrolled in 11 undergraduate courses, of part-time students enrolled in 12 graduate courses, and of part-time students enrolled in 13 undergraduate courses. 14 (ii) A distribution of part-time faculty members by the 15 percentage of full-time employment. 16 (iii) Total numbers of undergraduate student credit hours, 17 divided into lower division and upper division levels, and of 18 graduate student credit hours divided into three levels-- 19 master's, first professional and doctoral. 20 (iv) Number of different courses scheduled by level of 21 instruction, distributed by the number of sections scheduled in 22 each course and the sections distributed by the number of 23 students enrolled in each section. 24 (v) Number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 25 (2) A classification of faculty members or other 26 professional employees by title including: professor, associate 27 professor, assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research 28 associate, librarian, and academic administrator; faculty 29 members or other professional employees under each title to be 30 subdivided by type of assignment: undergraduate courses only, 19750S0769B1065 - 4 -
1 graduate courses only, or both graduate and undergraduate 2 courses; and each such set of faculty members or other 3 professional employees to be further subdivided by type of 4 employment: full-time or part-time; and the following aggregates 5 for each such subdivided classification: 6 (i) The number. 7 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate courses 8 and the sum of credits assigned to graduate courses taught, 9 divided into lower division, upper division, master's, first 10 professional and doctoral levels. 11 (iii) The sum of undergraduate student credit hours and the 12 sum of graduate student credit hours generated; divided into 13 lower division, upper division, master's, first professional and 14 doctoral levels. 15 (iv) Total salary paid. 16 (v) Total salary paid from university funds. 17 (vi) Total salary paid from Federal funds. 18 (vii) Total salary paid from other funds. 19 (3) For each term of the period covered for each full-time 20 faculty member identified by school, department and title: 21 (i) An analysis of the average hours per week spent in 22 university-related activities, stating specifically hours spent 23 in undergraduate classroom contact and graduate classroom 24 contact, hours spent in preparation, hours spent in research and 25 hours spent in public service. 26 (ii) The total salary paid and the salary paid from 27 university funds. 28 Section 7. In addition to the requirements of section 6, the 29 report covering the twelve-month period beginning September 1, 30 1975, shall include for all programs of the university except 19750S0769B1065 - 5 -
1 the Doctor of Medicine program: 2 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 3 degree, and for a master's degree. 4 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 5 professional degrees, and doctoral degrees awarded in 1973, 1974 6 and 1975 and estimated 1976. 7 Section 8. The university shall report its revenues and 8 expenditures and present its financial statements required under 9 the provisions of this act in accordance with generally accepted 10 accounting principles and procedures for educational 11 institutions as set forth in "Industry Audit Guide for Colleges 12 and Universities" of the American Institute of Certified Public 13 Accountants of 1973, without exception. 14 Section 9. This act shall take effect immediately. F4L4RLC/19750S0769B1065 - 6 -