PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2786, 2920, 3258, PRINTER'S NO. 3391 3331
No. 2053 Session of 1984
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of considering House Bill No. 2053, entitled: "A supplement to the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp. Sess., P.L.87, No.3), entitled 'An act providing for the establishment and operation of the University of Pittsburgh as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State-related university in the higher education system of the Commonwealth; providing for change of name; providing for the composition of the board of trustees; terms of trustees, and the power and duties of such trustees; * * *; providing for public support and capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds exempt from taxation within the Commonwealth; requiring the chancellor to make an annual report of the operations of the University of Pittsburgh,' making appropriations for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations; and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated," respectfully submit the following bill as our report: MAX PIEVSKY JAMES J. MANDERINO RICHARD A. McCLATCHY, JR. (Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.) RICHARD A. TILGHMAN JOHN STAUFFER (Committee on the part of the Senate.)
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 appropriated to the Trustees of the 23 University of Pittsburgh for the fiscal year July 1, 1984 to 24 June 30, 1985 for the purpose and in the amounts as shown: 25 (1) For educational and general expenses and 26 for participation by a representative of the 27 institution, appointed by the chief executive 28 officer thereof, as a member of the Pennsylvania 29 Academic Commission on Technological Development, 30 a commission for inter-institutional communication 31 regarding technological innovation and development 32 and for dissemination of information on such 33 matters to the Pennsylvania business community and 34 others who may use such information for new 35 business ad job development in Pennsylvania, such 36 commission to be composed of representatives of 37 every State-owned or State-related educational or
1 scientific institution receiving General Fund 2 assistance from the Commonwealth.................. $80,819,000 3 (2) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine only. 4,768,000 4 (3) For operation of dental clinics in the 5 school of dentistry............................... 805,000 6 (4) For operations of the Titusville Campus... 640,000 7 (5) To enhance the recruitment and retention 8 of disadvantaged students......................... 200,000 9 Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on 10 account of the appropriations for all items as provided in 11 section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal 12 year. 13 Section 3. If necessary, the University of Pittsburgh may 14 transfer funds between the appropriations listed in section 1(1) 15 and (2): Provided, That the aggregate amount transferred into or 16 out of each appropriation during the fiscal year shall not 17 exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated for that 18 purpose. 19 Section 4. (a) Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of 20 the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly 21 during the fiscal year. 22 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with 23 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The 24 estimate of costs shall be submitted by the University of 25 Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly 26 and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date 27 on which such payment is to be made. 28 Section 5. (a) The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the 29 moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are 30 permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain proper 19840H2053B3391 - 2 -
1 records showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 2 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this act 3 relates, the University of Pittsburgh shall file with the 4 Secretary of Education, the General Assembly, the Auditor 5 General of the Commonwealth and the chief administrator of each 6 branch campus a statement setting forth the amounts and purposes 7 of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act 8 and other university accounts during said fiscal year, as 9 provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any 10 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 the University of Pittsburgh to the State Treasurer. 17 In respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys 18 other than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General 19 shall have the right to review only and he shall file annually 20 with the General Assembly such information concerning such 21 expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees 22 may require. 23 Section 6. 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 26 programs, except for the Doctor of Medicine program. The report, 27 to be submitted prior to September 1, 1985, shall cover the 12- 28 month period beginning with the summer term 1984 and shall 29 include: 30 (1) The following counts and distributions for each term 19840H2053B3391 - 3 -
1 during the period: 2 (i) The definitions and numbers of faculty members employed 3 full-time, of faculty members employed part-time, of full-time 4 students enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students 5 enrolled in undergraduate courses, of part-time students 6 enrolled in graduate courses, and of part-time students enrolled 7 in undergraduate courses. 8 (ii) The total numbers of undergraduate student credit 9 hours, divided into lower division and upper division course 10 levels, and of graduate student credit hours divided into three 11 course levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 12 (iii) The number of different courses scheduled by level of 13 instruction and the number of sections of individual instruction 14 scheduled by level of instruction, each further subdivided by 15 two-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) 16 categories of instructional programs of higher education as 17 defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, United 18 States Department of Education. 19 (iv) The number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 20 (2) For the summer term and the following academic year in 21 total and for each two-digit CIP program category, a 22 classification of faculty members or other professional 23 employees by title including: professor, associate professor, 24 assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research associate, 25 librarian and academic administrator; faculty members or other 26 professional employees under each title to be subdivided by type 27 of assignment: teaching and nonteaching, and each such set of 28 faculty members or other professional employees to be further 29 subdivided by type of employment: full-time or part-time and the 30 following aggregates for each such subdivided classification: 19840H2053B3391 - 4 -
1 (i) The number of faculty and other professional employees 2 and their full-time equivalence in instructional and 3 noninstructional functions. 4 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 5 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 6 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 7 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 8 (iii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate 9 individual instruction courses and the sum of credits assigned 10 to graduate individual instruction courses taught, divided into 11 lower division, upper division, master's first professional and 12 doctoral course levels. 13 (iv) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit hours 14 and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 15 generated; divided into lower division, upper division, 16 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 17 (v) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 18 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 19 student credit hours generated; divided into lower division, 20 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 21 levels. 22 (vi) The total salary paid for instructional functions and 23 for noninstructional functions and the amount of this salary 24 paid for each of these functions from university funds, Federal 25 funds and other funds. 26 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 27 member employed full-time identified by two-digit CIP program 28 category and title, the report shall contain an analysis of the 29 average hours per week spent in university-related activities, 30 stating specifically hours spent in undergraduate classroom 19840H2053B3391 - 5 -
1 contact and graduate classroom contact, hours spent in 2 preparation, hours spent in research and hours spent in public 3 service. 4 Section 7. In addition to the requirements in section 6 5 relative to this appropriation, the report covering the 12-month 6 period beginning with the summer term 1984 shall include for all 7 programs of the university: 8 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 9 degree and for a master's degree. 10 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 11 professional degrees, and doctoral degrees awarded in 1982, 12 1983, 1984 and estimated 1985. 13 Section 8. The University of Pittsburgh shall provide such 14 information as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 15 this act and in such form and manner as the Department of 16 Education may prescribe. 17 Section 9. The University of Pittsburgh shall report its 18 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 19 required under the provisions of this act in accordance with 20 generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for 21 educational institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education 22 Finance Manual" United States Department of Health, Education 23 and Welfare (1975) with the exceptions set forth in the 24 "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for State 25 Related Universities, Phase I, Fiscal Year 1984-1985." Credits 26 granted for nontraditional programs such as CLEP, lifelong 27 learning, etc., including all related costs and revenues thereof 28 shall be excluded from the function of "Instruction" and 29 included under "Public Service." 30 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 1984 or, if 19840H2053B3391 - 6 -
1 enacted subsequent to that date, then immediately. D18L84RZ/19840H2053B3391 - 7 -