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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, JULY 16, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 16, 2009 |
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| A SUPPLEMENT |
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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; and providing for a basis for payments of such |
6 | appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds |
7 | appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. (a) 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, 2009, |
19 | to June 30, 2010, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: |
20 | For general support. |
21 | State appropriation..............................$304,450,000 |
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1 | For Pennsylvania College of Technology. |
2 | State appropriation..............................$13,623,000 |
3 | (b) The following Federal amounts are hereby appropriated to |
4 | the Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University in order to |
5 | supplement the sums appropriated under subsection (a): |
6 | (1) "ARRA - General Support." |
7 | Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000 |
8 | (2) "ARRA - Pennsylvania College of Technology." |
9 | Federal appropriation.............................$675,000 |
10 | (c) The following Federal amounts, or as much thereof as may |
11 | be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of The |
12 | Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 2008, |
13 | to June 30, 2009, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown, |
14 | including the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of |
15 | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009: |
16 | (1) "ARRA - General Support." |
17 | Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000 |
18 | (2) "ARRA - Pennsylvania College of Technology." |
19 | Federal appropriation.............................$675,000 |
20 | (d) For purposes of this section, "ARRA" means the American |
21 | Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123 |
22 | Stat. 115). |
23 | Section 2. Payments to The Pennsylvania State University on |
24 | account of the appropriations for all items as provided in |
25 | section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal |
26 | year. |
27 | Section 3. (a) Payments to The Pennsylvania State |
28 | University of the appropriations provided in section 1(a) and |
29 | (b) shall be made monthly during the fiscal year and the |
30 | appropriation provided in section 1(c) shall be made no later |
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1 | than September 15, 2009. |
2 | (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with |
3 | the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The |
4 | estimate of costs shall be submitted by The Pennsylvania State |
5 | University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly |
6 | and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date |
7 | on which such payment is to be made. |
8 | Section 4. (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 June 30, 2010, The Pennsylvania State |
13 | University shall file, with the Secretary of Education, the |
14 | General Assembly and the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, a |
15 | statement setting forth the amounts and purposes of all |
16 | expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act and other |
17 | university accounts during said fiscal year, as provided in |
18 | section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any appropriation |
19 | 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 5. The Pennsylvania State University shall provide |
3 | full, complete and accurate information as may be required by |
4 | the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority |
5 | chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the |
6 | chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations |
7 | Committee of the House of Representatives. |
8 | Section 6. The Pennsylvania State University shall present |
9 | and report its financial statements required under the |
10 | provisions of this act in accordance with: the generally |
11 | accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the National |
12 | Association of College and University Business Officers, the |
13 | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or their |
14 | successors, or by any other recognized authoritative body; the |
15 | "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State |
16 | System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non- |
17 | State-Related Colleges and Universities"; and, the financial |
18 | reporting policies and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth |
19 | of Pennsylvania and by the Federal Government that apply to The |
20 | Pennsylvania State University. |
21 | Section 7. The Pennsylvania State University shall make all |
22 | articulation agreements with other higher education institutions |
23 | available on the Internet. |
24 | Section 8. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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