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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, JUNE 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 23, 2011 |
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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. 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, 2011, |
19 | to June 30, 2012, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: |
20 | (1) For educational general support. |
21 | State appropriation..............................$214,110,000 |
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1 | (2) For the cost of agricultural research. |
2 | State appropriation..............................$20,454,000 |
3 | (3) For the cost of agricultural extension services. |
4 | State appropriation..............................$24,283,000 |
5 | (4) For Pennsylvania College of Technology. |
6 | State appropriation..............................$13,584,000 |
7 | Section 2. Payments to The Pennsylvania State University on |
8 | account of the appropriations for all items as provided in |
9 | section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal |
10 | year. |
11 | Section 3. (a) Payments to The Pennsylvania State |
12 | University of the appropriations provided in section 1 shall be |
13 | made monthly during the fiscal year. |
14 | (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with |
15 | the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The |
16 | estimate of costs shall be submitted by The Pennsylvania State |
17 | University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly |
18 | and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date |
19 | on which such payment is to be made. |
20 | Section 4. (a) The Pennsylvania State University shall |
21 | apply the moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes |
22 | as are permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain |
23 | proper records showing the application of such moneys. Not later |
24 | than 120 days after June 30, 2012, The Pennsylvania State |
25 | University shall file, with the Secretary of Education, the |
26 | General Assembly and the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, a |
27 | statement setting forth the amounts and purposes of all |
28 | expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act and other |
29 | university accounts during said fiscal year, as provided in |
30 | section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any appropriation |
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1 | during said fiscal year. |
2 | (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be |
3 | reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he |
4 | shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by |
5 | this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes |
6 | not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered |
7 | and paid by The Pennsylvania State University to the State |
8 | Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the university |
9 | from moneys other than those appropriated by this act, the |
10 | Auditor General shall have the right to review only, and he |
11 | shall file annually with the General Assembly such information |
12 | concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly or any of |
13 | its committees may require. |
14 | Section 5. The Pennsylvania State University shall provide |
15 | full, complete and accurate information as may be required by |
16 | the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority |
17 | chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the |
18 | chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations |
19 | Committee of the House of Representatives. |
20 | Section 6. The Pennsylvania State University shall present |
21 | and report its financial statements required under the |
22 | provisions of this act in accordance with: the generally |
23 | accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the National |
24 | Association of College and University Business Officers, the |
25 | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or their |
26 | successors, or by any other recognized authoritative body; the |
27 | "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State |
28 | System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non- |
29 | State-Related Colleges and Universities"; and, the financial |
30 | reporting policies and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth |
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1 | of Pennsylvania and by the Federal Government that apply to The |
2 | Pennsylvania State University. |
3 | Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, or |
4 | immediately, whichever is later. |
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