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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1320 | PRINTER'S NO. 1455 |
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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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| SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 2, 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. |
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1 | State appropriation..............................$304,450,000 | <-- |
2 | State appropriation..............................$304,449,000 | <-- |
3 | For Pennsylvania College of Technology. |
4 | State appropriation..............................$13,623,000 |
5 | (b) The following Federal amounts are hereby appropriated to |
6 | the Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University in order to |
7 | supplement the sums appropriated under subsection (a): |
8 | (1) "ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization - General Support." | <-- |
9 | Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000 | <-- |
10 | Federal appropriation.............................$15,115,000 | <-- |
11 | (2) "ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization - Pennsylvania College of | <-- |
12 | Technology." |
13 | Federal appropriation.............................$675,000 | <-- |
14 | Federal appropriation.............................$676,000 | <-- |
15 | (c) The following Federal amounts, or as much thereof as may |
16 | be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of The |
17 | Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 2008, |
18 | to June 30, 2009, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown, |
19 | including the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of |
20 | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009: |
21 | (1) "ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization - General Support." | <-- |
22 | Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000 | <-- |
23 | Federal appropriation.............................$16,246,000 | <-- |
24 | (2) "ARRA - Fiscal Stabilization - Pennsylvania College of | <-- |
25 | Technology." |
26 | Federal appropriation.............................$675,000 | <-- |
27 | Federal appropriation.............................$727,000 | <-- |
28 | (d) For purposes of this section, "ARRA" means the American |
29 | Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123 |
30 | Stat. 115). |
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1 | Section 2. Payments to The Pennsylvania State University on |
2 | account of the appropriations for all items as provided in |
3 | section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal |
4 | year. |
5 | Section 3. (a) Payments to The Pennsylvania State |
6 | University of the appropriations provided in section 1(a) and |
7 | (b) shall be made monthly during the fiscal year and the |
8 | appropriation provided in section 1(c) shall be made no later |
9 | than September 15, 2009 30 days from the Commonwealth's receipt | <-- |
10 | of funds under the ARRA State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program. |
11 | (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with |
12 | the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The |
13 | estimate of costs shall be submitted by The Pennsylvania State |
14 | University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly |
15 | and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date |
16 | on which such payment is to be made. |
17 | Section 4. (a) The Pennsylvania State University shall |
18 | apply the moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes |
19 | as are permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain |
20 | proper records showing the application of such moneys. Not later |
21 | than 120 days after June 30, 2010, The Pennsylvania State |
22 | University shall file, with the Secretary of Education, the |
23 | General Assembly and the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, a |
24 | statement setting forth the amounts and purposes of all |
25 | expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act and other |
26 | university accounts during said fiscal year, as provided in |
27 | section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any appropriation |
28 | during said fiscal year. |
29 | (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be |
30 | reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he |
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1 | shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by |
2 | this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes |
3 | not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered |
4 | and paid by The Pennsylvania State University to the State |
5 | Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the university |
6 | from moneys other than those appropriated by this act, the |
7 | Auditor General shall have the right to review only, and he |
8 | shall file annually with the General Assembly such information |
9 | concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly or any of |
10 | its committees may require. |
11 | Section 5. The Pennsylvania State University shall provide |
12 | full, complete and accurate information as may be required by |
13 | the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority |
14 | chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the |
15 | chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations |
16 | Committee of the House of Representatives. |
17 | Section 6. The Pennsylvania State University shall present |
18 | and report its financial statements required under the |
19 | provisions of this act in accordance with: the generally |
20 | accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the National |
21 | Association of College and University Business Officers, the |
22 | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or their |
23 | successors, or by any other recognized authoritative body; the |
24 | "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State |
25 | System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non- |
26 | State-Related Colleges and Universities"; and, the financial |
27 | reporting policies and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth |
28 | of Pennsylvania and by the Federal Government that apply to The |
29 | Pennsylvania State University. |
30 | Section 7. The Pennsylvania State University shall make all | <-- |
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1 | articulation agreements with other higher education institutions |
2 | available on the Internet. |
3 | Section 8 7. This act shall take effect immediately. | <-- |
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