PRINTER'S NO. 3701
No. 2792 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY EVANS, MAY 18, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 18, 1994
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, 1994, to 24 June 30, 1995, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: 25 (1) For educational and general expenses...... $123,511,000
1 (2) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine only. 6,239,000 2 (3) For operation of dental clinics in the 3 school of dentistry............................... 1,030,000 4 (4) To enhance the recruitment and retention 5 of disadvantaged students......................... 321,000 6 (5) For general maintenance and operation of 7 the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic...... 7,693,000 8 (6) For the teen suicide center at the Western 9 Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.................. 497,000 10 Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on 11 account of the appropriations for all items as provided in 12 section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal 13 year. 14 Section 3. If necessary, the University of Pittsburgh may 15 transfer funds between the appropriations listed in section 1(1) 16 and (2), provided that the aggregate amount transferred into or 17 out of each appropriation during the fiscal year shall not 18 exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated for that 19 purpose. 20 Section 4. (a) Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of 21 the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly 22 during the fiscal year. 23 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with 24 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The 25 estimate of costs shall be submitted by the University of 26 Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly 27 and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date 28 on which such payment is to be made. 29 Section 5. (a) The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the 30 moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are 19940H2792B3701 - 2 -
1 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, the University of Pittsburgh shall file, with the 5 Secretary of Education, the General Assembly, the Auditor 6 General of the Commonwealth and the chief administrator of each 7 branch campus, a statement setting forth the amounts and 8 purposes of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by 9 this act and other university accounts during said fiscal year, 10 as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any 11 appropriation during said fiscal year. 12 (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be 13 reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he 14 shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by 15 this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes 16 not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered 17 and paid by the University of Pittsburgh to the State Treasurer. 18 In respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys 19 other than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General 20 shall have the right to review only, and he shall file annually 21 with the General Assembly such information concerning such 22 expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees 23 may require. 24 Section 6. A report shall be submitted to the Governor and 25 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 26 House of Representatives and shall include data for all 27 programs, except for the Doctor of Medicine program. The report, 28 to be submitted prior to September 1, 1995, shall cover the 12- 29 month period beginning with the summer term 1994 and shall 30 include: 19940H2792B3701 - 3 -
1 (1) The following counts and distributions for each term 2 during the period: 3 (i) The definitions and numbers of faculty members employed 4 full time, of faculty members employed part time, of full-time 5 students enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students 6 enrolled in undergraduate courses, of part-time students 7 enrolled in graduate courses and of part-time students enrolled 8 in undergraduate courses. 9 (ii) The total numbers of undergraduate student credit 10 hours, divided into lower division and upper division course 11 levels, and of graduate student credit hours, divided into three 12 course levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 13 (iii) The number of different courses scheduled by level of 14 instruction and the number of sections of individual instruction 15 scheduled by level of instruction, each further subdivided by 16 two-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) 17 categories of instructional programs of higher education as 18 defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, United 19 States Department of Education. 20 (iv) The number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 21 (2) For the summer term and the following academic year in 22 total and for each two-digit CIP program category, a 23 classification of faculty members or other professional 24 employees by title, including: professor, associate professor, 25 assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research associate, 26 librarian and academic administrator; faculty members or other 27 professional employees under each title to be subdivided by type 28 of assignment: teaching and nonteaching; and each such set of 29 faculty members or other professional employees to be further 30 subdivided by type of employment: full-time or part-time; and 19940H2792B3701 - 4 -
1 the following aggregates for each such subdivided 2 classification: 3 (i) The number of faculty and other professional employees 4 and their full-time equivalence in instructional and 5 noninstructional functions. 6 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 7 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 8 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 9 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 10 (iii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate 11 individual instruction courses and the sum of credits assigned 12 to graduate individual instruction courses taught, divided into 13 lower division, upper division, master's, first professional and 14 doctoral course levels. 15 (iv) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit hours 16 and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 17 generated, divided into lower division, upper division, 18 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 19 (v) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 20 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 21 student credit hours generated, divided into lower division, 22 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 23 levels. 24 (vi) The total salary paid for instructional functions and 25 for noninstructional functions and the amount of this salary 26 paid for each of these functions from university funds, Federal 27 funds and other funds. 28 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 29 member employed full time identified by two-digit CIP program 30 category and title, the report shall contain an analysis of the 19940H2792B3701 - 5 -
1 average hours per week spent in university-related activities, 2 stating specifically hours spent in undergraduate classroom 3 contact and graduate classroom contact, hours spent in 4 preparation, hours spent in research and hours spent in public 5 service. 6 Section 7. In addition to the requirements in section 6 7 relative to this appropriation, the report covering the 12-month 8 period beginning with the summer term 1994 shall include for all 9 programs of the university: 10 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 11 degree and for a master's degree. 12 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 13 professional degrees and doctoral degrees awarded in 1991, 1992, 14 1993, 1994 and estimated 1995. 15 Section 8. The University of Pittsburgh shall provide full, 16 complete and accurate information as may be required by the 17 Department of Education or the majority chairman or the minority 18 chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the 19 majority chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations 20 Committee of the House of Representatives. 21 Section 9. The University of Pittsburgh shall report its 22 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 23 required under the provisions of this act in accordance with 24 generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for 25 educational institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education 26 Finance Manual, United States Department of Health, Education 27 and Welfare (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget 28 Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, State- 29 Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and 30 Universities." 19940H2792B3701 - 6 -
1 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 1994, or 2 immediately, whichever is later. B8L84RZ/19940H2792B3701 - 7 -