PRINTER'S NO. 1398
No. 1211 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 27, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 27, 2001
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 and for certain fiscal 19 information disclosure. 20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 21 hereby enacts as follows: 22 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 23 necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of the 24 University of Pittsburgh for the fiscal year July 1, 2001, to 25 June 30, 2002, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: 26 (1) For educational and general expenses...... $149,760,000
1 (2) For student life initiatives.............. 500,000 2 (3) For instruction - Doctor of Medicine only. 6,903,000 3 (4) For operation of dental clinics in the 4 school of dentistry............................... 1,140,000 5 (5) To enhance the recruitment and retention 6 of disadvantaged students......................... 355,000 7 (6) For general maintenance and operation of 8 the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic...... 8,513,000 9 (7) For the teen suicide center at the Western 10 Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.................. 549,000 11 (8) For the Graduate School of Public Health.. 277,000 12 (9) For rural education outreach.............. 913,000 13 (10) For laboratories and equipment........... 2,500,000 14 (11) For program initiatives.................. 3,500,000 15 (12) For information technology............... 2,500,000 16 Section 2. Payments to the University of Pittsburgh on 17 account of the appropriations for all items as provided in 18 section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal 19 year. 20 Section 3. If necessary, the University of Pittsburgh may 21 transfer funds between the appropriations listed in section 1(1) 22 and (3), provided that the aggregate amount transferred into or 23 out of each appropriation during the fiscal year shall not 24 exceed 5% of the amount specifically appropriated for that 25 purpose. 26 Section 4. (a) Payments to the University of Pittsburgh of 27 the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly 28 during the fiscal year. 29 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with 30 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The 20010H1211B1398 - 2 -
1 estimate of costs shall be submitted by the University of 2 Pittsburgh to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly 3 and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date 4 on which such payment is to be made. 5 (c) Payments to the University of Pittsburgh provided in 6 section 1(11) are contingent on the university making all 7 articulation agreements with other higher education institutions 8 available on the Internet. 9 Section 5. (a) The University of Pittsburgh shall apply the 10 moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are 11 permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain proper 12 records showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 13 120 days after the close of the fiscal year to which this act 14 relates, the University of Pittsburgh shall file, with the 15 Secretary of Education, the General Assembly, the Auditor 16 General of the Commonwealth and the chief administrator of each 17 branch campus, a statement setting forth the amounts and 18 purposes of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by 19 this act and other university accounts during said fiscal year, 20 as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any 21 appropriation during said fiscal year. 22 (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be 23 reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he 24 shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by 25 this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes 26 not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered 27 and paid by the University of Pittsburgh to the State Treasurer. 28 In respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys 29 other than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General 30 shall have the right to review only, and he shall file annually 20010H1211B1398 - 3 -
1 with the General Assembly such information concerning such 2 expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees 3 may require. 4 Section 6. A report shall be submitted to the Governor and 5 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 6 House of Representatives and shall include data for all 7 programs, except for the Doctor of Medicine program. The report, 8 to be submitted prior to September 1, 2002, shall cover the 12- 9 month period beginning with the summer term 2001 and shall 10 include: 11 (1) The following counts and distributions for each term 12 during the period: 13 (i) The definitions and numbers of faculty members employed 14 full time, of faculty members employed part time, of full-time 15 students enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students 16 enrolled in undergraduate courses, of part-time students 17 enrolled in graduate courses and of part-time students enrolled 18 in undergraduate courses. 19 (ii) The total numbers of undergraduate student credit 20 hours, divided into lower division and upper division course 21 levels, and of graduate student credit hours, divided into three 22 course levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 23 (iii) The number of different courses scheduled by level of 24 instruction and the number of sections of individual instruction 25 scheduled by level of instruction, each further subdivided by 26 two-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) 27 categories of instructional programs of higher education as 28 defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, United 29 States Department of Education. 30 (iv) The number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 20010H1211B1398 - 4 -
1 (2) For the summer term and the following academic year in 2 total and for each two-digit CIP program category, a 3 classification of faculty members or other professional 4 employees by title, including: professor, associate professor, 5 assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research associate, 6 librarian and academic administrator; faculty members or other 7 professional employees under each title to be subdivided by type 8 of assignment: teaching and nonteaching; and each such set of 9 faculty members or other professional employees to be further 10 subdivided by type of employment: full-time or part-time; and 11 the following aggregates for each such subdivided 12 classification: 13 (i) The number of faculty and other professional employees 14 and their full-time equivalence in instructional and 15 noninstructional functions. 16 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 17 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 18 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 19 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 20 (iii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate 21 individual instruction courses and the sum of credits assigned 22 to graduate individual instruction courses taught, divided into 23 lower division, upper division, master's, first professional and 24 doctoral course levels. 25 (iv) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit hours 26 and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 27 generated, divided into lower division, upper division, 28 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 29 (v) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 30 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 20010H1211B1398 - 5 -
1 student credit hours generated, divided into lower division, 2 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 3 levels. 4 (vi) The total salary paid for instructional functions and 5 for noninstructional functions and the amount of this salary 6 paid for each of these functions from university funds, Federal 7 funds and other funds. 8 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 9 member employed full time identified by two-digit CIP program 10 category and title, the report shall contain an analysis of the 11 average hours per week spent in university-related activities, 12 stating specifically hours spent in undergraduate classroom 13 contact and graduate classroom contact, hours spent in 14 preparation, hours spent in research and hours spent in public 15 service. 16 Section 7. In addition to the requirements in section 6 17 relative to this appropriation, the report covering the 12-month 18 period beginning with the summer term 2001 shall include for all 19 programs of the university: 20 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 21 degree and for a master's degree. 22 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 23 professional degrees and doctoral degrees awarded in 1997, 1998, 24 1999, 2000, 2001 and estimated 2002. 25 Section 8. (a) The following words and phrases when used in 26 this section shall have the meanings given to them in this 27 subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 28 "Academic and administrative support units." Any 29 organizational entity, as defined in the organizational manual 30 of the university, that reports directly to the president of the 20010H1211B1398 - 6 -
1 university, chief academic officer or vice president, including 2 the office of the president, chief academic officer and vice 3 president. 4 "Expenditures." Disbursements of State appropriations, 5 tuition and fees supporting educational and general categories 6 as defined in the Higher Education Finance Manual, Department of 7 Health, Education and Welfare, 1975, or disbursement, supported 8 by State appropriations, tuition or fees, to support a defined 9 project or program under subsection (b)(3). 10 "Revenue." All State appropriations and tuition and fees. 11 (b) The University of Pittsburgh shall disclose the 12 following: 13 (1) Revenue and expenditure budgets of the university's 14 academic and administrative support units for the current fiscal 15 year. 16 (2) The actual revenue and expenditures for the prior year 17 in the same format as the information reported under paragraph 18 (1). 19 (3) For any defined project or program which is the subject 20 of a specific line item appropriation from the General Fund, the 21 university shall disclose the following: 22 (i) Revenue and expenditure budgets of the defined program 23 or project for the current fiscal year. 24 (ii) The actual revenue and expenditures of the defined 25 program or project for the prior year in the same format as the 26 information reported under paragraph (1). 27 (4) The revenue and expenditures of any auxiliary enterprise 28 which is directly funded in whole or in part by tuition or a 29 State appropriation for the current fiscal year. 30 (c) The university shall provide the following additional 20010H1211B1398 - 7 -
1 information for the prior fiscal year for each academic or 2 administrative support unit, for each defined project or program 3 and for any auxiliary enterprise: 4 (1) The number of employees by academic rank and by 5 classification the number of administrators, staff, clerical and 6 technical service employees. 7 (2) Median and mean salary by academic rank and by 8 classification the median and mean salaries of administrators, 9 staff, clerical and technical service employees. 10 (3) Nonsalary compensation as a percentage of salary. 11 Nonsalary compensation shall include, but not be limited to, 12 medical benefits, life insurance benefits, pension benefits, 13 leave benefits, employer Social Security payments and workers' 14 compensation benefits. 15 (4) A statement of the university's retirement policies. 16 (5) A policy statement relating to a reduction of tuition 17 for employees' family members. 18 (6) A list of purchase of service contracts which exceed 19 $1,000 by category of service, including, but not limited to, 20 legal, instructional, management, accounting, architecture, 21 public relations and maintenance. The list shall contain the 22 name and address of the contractor, a statement of the nature of 23 the duties of the contractor and the academic and administrative 24 support unit for which the duties are performed. If a purchase 25 of service contract exceeds 10% of the total aggregate 26 expenditure of the contract category per academic or 27 administrative support unit, then the contracted amount shall 28 also be listed. 29 (7) A list of purchase of goods contracts which exceed 30 $1,000. The list shall contain the name and address of the 20010H1211B1398 - 8 -
1 contractor and a list of the goods purchased and the academic or 2 administrative support unit for which such goods were 3 contracted. If a purchase of goods contract exceeds 10% of the 4 total aggregate expenditure per academic or administrative 5 support unit, then the contracted amount shall also be listed. 6 (8) A list by academic or administrative support unit in the 7 aggregate, of the expenses of travel, subsistence and lodging, 8 whether provided or reimbursed. 9 (d) The university shall submit a report of the information 10 under subsections (b) and (c) to the Education Committee of the 11 Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the 12 Education Committee of the House of Representatives and the 13 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. In 14 addition, the university shall submit a copy of the report to 15 each of the following: 16 (1) Governor's Office. 17 (2) Secretary of Education. 18 (3) State Treasurer. 19 (4) Auditor General. 20 (5) Joint State Government Commission. 21 Each such institution shall maintain a copy of the report in the 22 institution's library and shall submit a copy to each of the 23 four State regional library resource centers. 24 (e) A university's report required to be submitted under 25 this section shall be submitted within 180 days of the close of 26 the university's current fiscal year. 27 (f) The Joint State Government Commission shall develop a 28 statistical comparison analysis recognizing differences in 29 missions from the reports made under this section. A majority of 30 the members of the commission may request additional 20010H1211B1398 - 9 -
1 documentation, except for salary or identity of individuals, 2 necessary to complete the comparative analysis. The comparison 3 shall be provided to the Education Committee of the Senate and 4 the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Education 5 Committee of the House of Representatives and the Appropriations 6 Committee of the House of Representatives and the four State 7 regional libraries. 8 (g) The university shall make a copy of the minutes of each 9 public meeting of the institution's board of trustees, as well 10 as a copy of the institution's integrated postsecondary 11 education data systems report, available for public inspection 12 in the institution's library. 13 Section 9. The University of Pittsburgh shall provide full, 14 complete and accurate information as may be required by the 15 Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman 16 of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or 17 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 18 House of Representatives. 19 Section 10. The University of Pittsburgh shall report its 20 revenues and expenditures and present its financial statements 21 required under the provisions of this act in accordance with 22 generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for 23 educational institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education 24 Finance Manual, United States Department of Health, Education 25 and Welfare (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget 26 Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, State- 27 Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and 28 Universities." 29 Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001, or 30 immediately, whichever is later. C13L84RZ/20010H1211B1398 - 10 -