PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2785 PRINTER'S NO. 2919
No. 2052 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, APRIL 25, 1984
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 8, 1984
A SUPPLEMENT 1 To the act of April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227), entitled "An act 2 to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to 3 the several states, for the endowment of Agricultural 4 Colleges," making appropriations for carrying the same into 5 effect; providing for a basis for payments of such 6 appropriations; and providing a method of accounting for the 7 funds appropriated. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. In order to carry into effect the act of 11 Congress, approved July 2, 1862, granting public land to the 12 several states for educational purposes, and subsequent acts of 13 Congress related thereto, and the act of the General Assembly of 14 Pennsylvania accepting the provisions and conditions of said 15 acts of Congress and pledging the faith of the State to carry 16 the same into effect, the following sums or as much thereof as 17 may be necessary are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of 18 Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 1984 19 to June 30, 1985 for the purposes and in the amounts as shown:
1 (1) For educational and general expenses and 2 for participation by a representative of the 3 institution, appointed by the chief executive 4 officer thereof, as a member of the Pennsylvania 5 Academic Commission on Technological Development, 6 a commission for Inter-institutional communication 7 regarding technological innovation and development 8 and for dissemination of information on such 9 matters to the Pennsylvania business community and 10 others who may use such information for new 11 business and job development in Pennsylvania, such 12 commission to be composed of representatives of 13 every State-owned or State-related educational or 14 scientific institution receiving general fund 15 assistance from the Commonwealth.................. $118,557,000 16 (2) For cost of research...................... 10,627,000 17 (3) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine only. 3,381,000 18 (4) For cost of agricultural research......... 12,647,000 19 (5) For cost of agricultural extension 20 services.......................................... 10,702,000 21 (6) For the cost of operating Elizabethtown 22 Hospital.......................................... 3,561,000 23 (7) For cost of soil survey................... 100,000 24 (8) To enhance recruitment and retention of 25 disadvantaged students............................ 200,000 26 (9) For the purchase of services from the 27 Buhl-Henderson Community Library of Sharon, 28 Pennsylvania...................................... 25,000 29 (10) For research into and operation of an 30 oilfired boiler converted to coal-slurry.......... 600,000 19840H2052B2919 - 2 -
1 (11) FOR ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC FACILITY AND <--
2 RESEARCH.......................................... 750,000
3 (12) FOR AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION STATEWIDE
4 COMPUTER SYSTEM NETWORK........................... 2,000,000
5 Section 2. Payments to Pennsylvania State University on
6 account of the appropriations for all items as provided in
7 section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal
8 year.
9 Section 3. If necessary, Pennsylvania State University may
10 transfer funds among the appropriations listed in section 1(1),
11 (2), (3) (4), (5) and (6): Provided, That the aggregate amount <--
12 transferred into or out of each appropriation during the fiscal
13 year shall not exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated
14 for that purpose.
15 Section 4. (a) Payments to Pennsylvania State University of
16 the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly
17 during the fiscal year.
18 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with
19 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The
20 estimate of costs shall be submitted by Pennsylvania State
21 University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly
22 and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date
23 on which such payment is to be made.
24 Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of the General
25 Appropriation Act of 1984 relating to the payment of retirement
26 expenses, the Trustees of Pennsylvania State University shall
27 make all required payments to the State Employees' Retirement
28 Fund from the funds appropriated pursuant to this act.
29 Section 6. (a) Pennsylvania State University shall apply
30 the moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as
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1 are permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain proper 2 records showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 3 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this act 4 relates, Pennsylvania State University shall file with the 5 Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and the Auditor 6 General of the Commonwealth a statement setting forth the 7 amounts and purposes of all expenditures made from moneys 8 appropriated by this act and other university accounts during 9 said fiscal year as provided in section 2 used as a basis for 10 receipt of any appropriation during said fiscal year. 11 (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be 12 reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he 13 shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by 14 this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes 15 not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered 16 and paid by Pennsylvania State University to the State 17 Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the university 18 from moneys other than those appropriated by this act, the 19 Auditor General shall have the right to review only and he shall 20 file annually with the General Assembly such information 21 concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly or any of 22 its committees may require. 23 Section 7. A report shall be submitted to the Governor and 24 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 25 House of Representatives and shall include data for all programs 26 except the Doctor of Medicine program. The report, to be 27 submitted prior to September 1, 1985, shall cover the 12-month 28 period beginning with the summer term 1984 and shall include: 29 (1) The following counts and distributions for each term 30 during the period: 19840H2052B2919 - 4 -
1 (i) The definitions and numbers of faculty members employed 2 full-time, of faculty members employed part-time, of full-time 3 students enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students 4 enrolled in undergraduate courses, of part-time students 5 enrolled in graduate courses, and of part-time students enrolled 6 in undergraduate courses. 7 (ii) The total numbers of undergraduate student credit 8 hours, divided into lower division and upper division course 9 levels, and of graduate student credit hours divided into three 10 course levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 11 (iii) The number of different courses scheduled by level of 12 instruction and the number of sections of individual instruction 13 scheduled by level of instruction, each further subdivided by 14 two-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) 15 categories of instructional programs of higher education as 16 defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. 17 Department of Education. 18 (iv) The number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 19 (2) For the summer term and the following academic year in 20 total and for each two-digit CIP program category, a 21 classification of faculty members or other professional 22 employees by title including: professor, associate professor, 23 assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research associate, 24 librarian and academic administrator; faculty members or other 25 professional employees under each title to be subdivided by type 26 of assignment: teaching and nonteaching, and each such set of 27 faculty members or other professional employees to be further 28 subdivided by type of employment: full-time or part-time and the 29 following aggregates for each such subdivided classification: 30 (i) The number of faculty and other professional employees 19840H2052B2919 - 5 -
1 and their full-time equivalence in instructional and 2 noninstructional functions. 3 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 4 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 5 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 6 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 7 (iii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate 8 individual instruction courses and the sum of credits assigned 9 to graduate individual instruction courses taught, divided into 10 lower division, upper division, master's, first professional and 11 doctoral course levels. 12 (iv) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit hours 13 and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 14 generated; divided into lower division, upper division, 15 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 16 (v) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 17 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 18 student credit hours generated; divided into lower division, 19 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 20 levels. 21 (vi) The total salary paid for instructional functions and 22 for noninstructional functions and the amount of this salary 23 paid for each of these functions from university funds, Federal 24 funds and other funds. 25 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 26 member employed full-time identified by two-digit CIP program 27 category and title, the report shall contain an analysis of the 28 average hours per week spent in university-related activities, 29 stating specifically hours spent in undergraduate classroom 30 contact and graduate classroom contact, hours spent in 19840H2052B2919 - 6 -
1 preparation, hours spent in research and hours spent in public 2 service. 3 Section 8. In addition to the requirements in section 7 4 relative to this appropriation, the report covering the 12-month 5 period beginning with the summer term 1984 shall include for all 6 programs of the university: 7 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 8 degree and for a master's degree. 9 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 10 professional degrees, and doctoral degrees awarded in 1982, 11 1983, 1984 and estimated 1985. 12 Section 9. Pennsylvania State University shall provide such 13 information as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 14 this act and in such form and manner as the Department of 15 Education may prescribe. 16 Section 10. Pennsylvania State University shall report its 17 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 18 required under the provisions of this act in accordance with 19 generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for 20 educational institutions as set forth in "Higher Education 21 Finance Manual" United States Department of Health, Education 22 and Welfare (1975) with the exceptions set forth in the 23 "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for State 24 Related Universities, Phase I, Fiscal Year 1982-1983." Credits 25 granted for nontraditional programs such as CLEP, lifelong 26 learning, etc., including all related costs and revenues thereof 27 shall be excluded from the function of "Instruction" and 28 included under "Public Service." 29 Section 11. In addition to the requirements of section 7, <-- 30 Pennsylvania State University shall, by March 1, 1985, submit to 19840H2052B2919 - 7 -
1 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 2 the House of Representatives a breakdown of the funds budgeted 3 for this fiscal year for the main campus and each branch campus 4 including expenditures budgeted from this act and expenditures 5 budgeted from moneys other than those appropriated by this act. 6 Section 12 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 1984 or, <-- 7 if enacted subsequent to that date, then immediately. D24L84RZ/19840H2052B2919 - 8 -