PRINTER'S NO. 2237
No. 1747 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN AND TILGHMAN, MAY 22, 1992
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 22, 1992
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 The
18 Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 1992,
19 to June 30, 1993, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown:
20 (1) For educational and general expenses...... $189,319,000
1 (2) For medical education..................... 9,084,000
2 (3) For the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric
3 Institute......................................... 1,568,000
4 (4) For the cost of agricultural research..... 18,835,000
5 (5) For cost of agricultural extension
6 services.......................................... 19,787,000
7 (6) To enhance the recruitment and retention
8 of disadvantaged students......................... 300,000
9 (7) For the Pennsylvania College of
10 Technology........................................ 9,186,000
11 (8) For debt service related to the former
12 Williamsport Area Community College............... 1,608,000
13 Section 2. Payments to The Pennsylvania State University on
14 account of the appropriations for all items as provided in
15 section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal
16 year.
17 Section 3. If necessary, The Pennsylvania State University
18 may transfer funds among the appropriations listed in section
19 1(1), (3) and (4): Provided, That the aggregate amount
20 transferred into or out of each appropriation during the fiscal
21 year shall not exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated
22 for that purpose.
23 Section 4. (a) Payments to The Pennsylvania State
24 University of the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be
25 made monthly during the fiscal year.
26 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with
27 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The
28 estimate of costs shall be submitted by The Pennsylvania State
29 University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly
30 and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date
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1 on which such payment is to be made.
2 Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of the General
3 Appropriation Act of 1992 relating to the payment of retirement
4 expenses, the Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University
5 shall make all required payments to the State Employees'
6 Retirement Fund from the funds appropriated pursuant to this
7 act.
8 Section 6. (a) The Pennsylvania State University shall
9 apply the moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes
10 as are permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain
11 proper records showing the application of such moneys. Not later
12 than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this
13 act relates, The Pennsylvania State University shall file, with
14 the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and the Auditor
15 General of the Commonwealth, a statement setting forth the
16 amounts and purposes of all expenditures made from moneys
17 appropriated by this act and other university accounts during
18 said fiscal year, as provided in section 2, used as a basis for
19 receipt of any appropriation during said fiscal year.
20 (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be
21 reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he
22 shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by
23 this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes
24 not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered
25 and paid by The Pennsylvania State University to the State
26 Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the university
27 from moneys other than those appropriated by this act, the
28 Auditor General shall have the right to review only, and he
29 shall file annually with the General Assembly such information
30 concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly or any of
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1 its committees may require.
2 Section 7. The report covering the 12-month period beginning
3 with the summer term 1992 shall include for all programs of the
4 university:
5 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate
6 degree and for a master's degree.
7 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first
8 professional degrees and doctoral degrees awarded in 1990, 1991,
9 1992 and estimated 1993.
10 Section 8. The Pennsylvania State University shall provide
11 full, complete and accurate information as may be required by
12 the Department of Education or the Majority Chairman or the
13 Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate
14 or the Majority Chairman or the Minority Chairman of the
15 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
16 Section 9. The Pennsylvania State University shall report
17 its revenues and expenditures and present its financial
18 statements required under the provisions of this act in
19 accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
20 procedures for educational institutions as set forth in the
21 "Higher Education Finance Manual, United States Department of
22 Health, Education and Welfare (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of
23 Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher
24 Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related
25 Colleges and Universities."
26 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 1992, or
27 immediately, whichever is later.
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