PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1476 PRINTER'S NO. 1973
No. 1253 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MR. PIEVSKY, JUNE 6, 1977
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 26, 1977
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, 1977
24 to June 30, 1978, for the purpose and in the amounts as shown:
25 (1) For educational and general expenses..... $54,444,000 <--
26 $54,105,000
1 (2) For cost of student aid.................. 2,960,000
2 (3) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine
3 only........................................ 4,031,000
4 (4) For operation of dental clinics in the
5 school of dentistry......................... 500,000 <--
6 600,000
7 Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on
8 account of the appropriations for all items, as provided in
9 section 1 except for instruction - Doctor of Medicine shall be
10 made on the basis of costs during the fiscal year.
11 Payments for instruction - Doctor of Medicine shall be made
12 on the basis of full-time student enrollment at the rate of
13 $7,465 per student.
14 Section 3. If necessary the University of Pittsburgh may
15 transfer funds between the appropriations listed in section 1,
16 clauses (1) and (2): Provided, That the aggregate amount
17 transferred into or out of each appropriation during the fiscal
18 year shall not exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated
19 for that purpose.
20 Section 4. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of the
21 appropriations herein provided shall be made monthly during the
22 fiscal year.
23 Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with the
24 provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs and
25 full-time students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program.
26 The estimate of costs shall be submitted by the University of
27 Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly
28 and to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth not later than 30 days
29 prior to the date on which such payment is to be made.
30 Section 5. The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the
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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 students enrolled in
11 the Doctor of Medicine program and costs, as provided in section
12 2, used as a basis for receipt of any appropriation during said
13 fiscal year.
14 Such statement of expenditures, and number of full-time
15 students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine program and costs
16 shall be reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth,
17 and he shall have the right, in respect to the moneys
18 appropriated by this act, to audit and disallow expenditures
19 made for purposes not permitted by this act and to cause such
20 sums to be recovered and paid by the University of Pittsburgh to
21 the Treasurer of the Commonwealth. The Auditor General shall
22 also make a determination of full-time students enrolled in the
23 Doctor of Medicine program and costs and make a certification as
24 to their correctness. In respect to expenditures made by the
25 university from moneys other than those appropriated by this
26 act, the Auditor General shall have the right to review only and
27 he shall file annually with the General Assembly such
28 information concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly
29 or any of its committees may require.
30 Section 6. A report shall be submitted to the Secretary of <--
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1 Education, the Governor and the Appropriations and Education
2 Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and shall
3 include data for all programs of the university except the
4 Doctor of Medicine program. The report, to be submitted prior to
5 October 1, 1977, shall cover the twelve-month period beginning
6 July 1, 1976 and ending June 30, 1977. The report shall
7 include:
8 (1) For each term during the period, the following counts
9 and distributions:
10 (i) The definitions and numbers of full-time faculty
11 members, of part-time faculty members, of full-time graduate
12 students, of part-time graduate students, of full-time
13 undergraduate students, and of part-time undergraduate students.
14 (ii) A distribution of part-time faculty members by the
15 percentage of full-time employment.
16 (iii) Definitions of course levels of instruction and the
17 number of different courses scheduled by course level,
18 distributed by the number of sections scheduled in each course
19 and the sections distributed by the number of students enrolled
20 in each section.
21 (iv) Number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof.
22 (2) For the twelve-month period, the following, distributed
23 by student level: lower division undergraduate, upper division
24 undergraduate, graduate, and first professional (excluding
25 Doctor of Medicine) within HEGIS discipline division (as defined
26 by "A Taxonomy of Instructional Programs in Higher Education,"
27 U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of
28 Education, 1970):
29 (i) The number of equivalent full-time students (EFTS)
30 taught.
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1 (A) EFTS taught by HEGIS discipline will be determined from
2 production student credit hours (student credit hours produced
3 by an academic department, regardless of the student majors
4 taking the courses).
5 (B) EFTS taught by student level within HEGIS discipline
6 divisions will be determined by the level of the students taking
7 the courses, regardless of the course level of instruction of
8 the courses being taken.
9 (ii) Teaching salaries per equivalent full-time student.
10 (A) Teaching salaries will be distributed by student level
11 based on course credits taught, with equal weight given to all
12 course levels of instruction.
13 (B) In distributing teaching salaries, each thirty student
14 credit hours of thesis or dissertation work equals one three-
15 credit section.
16 (C) In distributing teaching salaries, all students engaged
17 in independent study who are assigned to one faculty member will
18 be considered one three-credit section.
19 (D) Teaching salaries will be distributed by student level
20 only for those individuals budgeted for instruction as reflected
21 in Part III, "Instruction and Departmental Research,"
22 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for State-
23 Related Universities, Phase I, Fiscal Year 1978-1979.
24 (iii) Total costs per equivalent full-time student.
25 (A) Direct costs other than teaching salaries will be
26 allocated by student level within HEGIS discipline division
27 based on institutional records.
28 (B) Indirect costs of instruction will be prorated to each
29 student level within HEGIS discipline division as a percentage
30 of direct costs. An exception will be major organized activities
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1 (e.g., university farm operation, dental clinics). These
2 activities will be allocated directly to the related HEGIS
3 discipline group.
4 (iv) Costs to the Commonwealth per equivalent full-time
5 student.
6 (A) Total costs will be offset by income for instruction to
7 determine costs to the Commonwealth.
8 (B) Income for instruction derived from student tuition will
9 be allocated by HEGIS discipline and by student level based on
10 the number of equivalent full-time students and the specific
11 tuition rates for that level.
12 (C) Income for instruction derived from other sources and
13 related to a specific HEGIS discipline group will be allocated
14 directly to that group.
15 (D) Income for instruction derived from other sources and
16 not related to a specific HEGIS discipline group will be
17 allocated as a percentage of student tuition income.
18 (v) Totals by student level for all HEGIS discipline
19 divisions combined for:
20 (A) The number of equivalent full-time students taught.
21 (B) Teaching salaries per equivalent full-time student.
22 (C) Total costs per equivalent full-time student.
23 (D) Costs to the Commonwealth per equivalent full-time
24 student.
25 These totals must agree with the corresponding totals in Part
26 III, "Instruction and Departmental Research," Commonwealth of
27 Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for State-Related Universities,
28 Phase I Fiscal Year 1978-1979.
29 (vi) All program data will be compiled from institutional
30 records. Program data are required for each HEGIS discipline in
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1 which the institution offers instructional programs (excluding
2 Doctor of Medicine Program). Unless otherwise specifically
3 stated, the conventions and procedures will be the same as those
4 specified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget
5 Instructions for State-Related Universities, Phase I, Fiscal
6 Year 1978-1979.
7 Section 7. In addition to the requirements of section 6, the
8 report covering the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 1976
9 and ending June 30, 1977, shall include for all programs of the
10 university, except the Doctor of Medicine program:
11 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate
12 degree, and for a master's degree.
13 (2) Number of associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees,
14 master's degrees, first-professional degrees, and doctoral
15 degrees awarded by HEGIS discipline divisions, for 1975-1976,
16 1976-1977 and projected for 1977-1978.
17 (3) A listing of the academic departments and instructional
18 subject matter in each of the HEGIS discipline divisions
19 included in the report specified in section 6.
20 SECTION 6. A REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND <--
21 THE APPROPRIATIONS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND
22 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SHALL INCLUDE DATA FOR ALL PROGRAMS
23 EXCEPT THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE PROGRAM. EACH SUCH REPORT, TO BE
24 SUBMITTED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 1, 1978, SHALL COVER THE 12-MONTH
25 PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 AND SHALL INCLUDE FOR EACH
26 TERM DURING THE PERIOD:
27 (1) THE FOLLOWING COUNTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:
28 (I) THE DEFINITIONS AND NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY
29 MEMBERS, OF PART-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS, OF FULL-TIME
30 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADUATE COURSES, OF FULL-TIME
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1 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, OF PART-TIME
2 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADUATE COURSES, AND OF PART-TIME
3 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES.
4 (II) A DISTRIBUTION OF PART-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS BY
5 THE PERCENTAGE OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
6 (III) TOTAL NUMBERS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CREDIT
7 HOURS, DIVIDED INTO LOWER DIVISION AND UPPER DIVISION
8 LEVELS, AND OF GRADUATE STUDENT CREDIT HOURS DIVIDED INTO
9 THREE LEVELS--MASTER'S, FIRST PROFESSIONAL AND DOCTORAL.
10 (IV) NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COURSES SCHEDULED BY LEVEL
11 OF INSTRUCTION, DISTRIBUTED BY THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS
12 SCHEDULED IN EACH COURSE AND THE SECTIONS DISTRIBUTED BY
13 THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EACH SECTION.
14 (V) NUMBER OF TERMS SCHEDULED AND THE DATES THEREOF.
15 (2) A CLASSIFICATION OF FACULTY MEMBERS OR OTHER
16 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES BY TITLE INCLUDING: PROFESSOR,
17 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, INSTRUCTOR,
18 LECTURER, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, LIBRARIAN, AND ACADEMIC
19 ADMINISTRATOR; FACULTY MEMBERS OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL
20 EMPLOYEES UNDER EACH TITLE TO BE SUBDIVIDED BY TYPE OF
21 ASSIGNMENT: UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY, GRADUATE COURSES
22 ONLY, OR BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE COURSES; AND EACH
23 SUCH SET OF FACULTY MEMBERS OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
24 TO BE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED BY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: FULL-TIME OR
25 PART-TIME; AND THE FOLLOWING AGGREGATES FOR EACH SUCH
26 SUBDIVIDED CLASSIFICATION:
27 (I) THE NUMBER.
28 (II) THE SUM OF CREDITS ASSIGNED TO UNDERGRADUATE
29 COURSES AND THE SUM OF CREDITS ASSIGNED TO GRADUATE
30 COURSES TAUGHT, DIVIDED INTO LOWER DIVISION, UPPER
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1 DIVISION, MASTER'S, FIRST PROFESSIONAL AND DOCTORAL
2 LEVELS.
3 (III) THE SUM OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CREDIT HOURS
4 AND THE SUM OF GRADUATE STUDENT CREDIT HOURS GENERATED;
5 DIVIDED INTO LOWER DIVISION, UPPER DIVISION, MASTER'S,
6 FIRST PROFESSIONAL AND DOCTORAL LEVELS.
7 (IV) TOTAL SALARY PAID.
8 (V) TOTAL SALARY PAID FROM COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
9 FUNDS.
10 (VI) TOTAL SALARY PAID FROM FEDERAL FUNDS.
11 (VII) TOTAL SALARY PAID FROM OTHER FUNDS.
12 (3) FOR EACH TERM OF THE PERIOD COVERED FOR EACH FULL-
13 TIME FACULTY MEMBER IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT AND
14 TITLE:
15 (I) AN ANALYSIS OF THE AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK SPENT
16 IN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY-RELATED ACTIVITIES, STATING
17 SPECIFICALLY HOURS SPENT IN UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM
18 CONTACT AND GRADUATE CLASSROOM CONTACT, HOURS SPENT IN
19 PREPARATION, HOURS SPENT IN RESEARCH AND HOURS SPENT IN
20 PUBLIC SERVICE.
21 (II) THE TOTAL SALARY PAID AND THE SALARY PAID FROM
22 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FUNDS.
23 IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO THIS
24 APPROPRIATION, EACH REPORT COVERING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD
25 BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 1977, SHALL INCLUDE FOR ALL PROGRAMS OF
26 THE STATE COLLEGES OR STATE-OWNED UNIVERSITY:
27 (1) MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED FOR A
28 BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE.
29 (2) NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREES, MASTER'S DEGREES,
30 FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, AND DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED IN
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1 1975, 1976, 1977 AND ESTIMATED 1978.
2 THE STATE COLLEGES AND STATE-OWNED UNIVERSITY SHALL REPORT
3 THEIR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND PRESENT THEIR FINANCIAL
4 STATEMENTS REQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT IN
5 ACCORDANCE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE MANUAL (1975).
6 Section 8. 7. The university shall provide such information <--
7 and in such form and manner as the Department of Education may
8 prescribe.
9 Section 9. 8. The university shall report its revenues and <--
10 expenditures and present its financial statements required under
11 the provisions of this act in accordance with generally accepted
12 accounting principles and procedures for educational
13 institutions as set forth in "Higher Education Finance Manual"
14 United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1975)
15 with the exceptions set forth in the Commonwealth of
16 Pennsylvania Budget I Instructions for State Related
17 Universities, Phase I, Fiscal Year 1977-1978. Credits granted
18 for non-traditional programs such as CLEP, lifelong learning
19 etc., including all related costs and revenues thereof shall be
20 excluded from the function of "Instruction" and included under
21 "Public Service."
22 Section 10. 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 1977. <--
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