PRINTER'S NO. 3480
No. 2518 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, MAY 21, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 21, 1990
A SUPPLEMENT 1 To the act of July 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), entitled "An act 2 providing for the establishment and operation of Lincoln 3 University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve 4 as a State-related institution in the higher education system 5 of the Commonwealth; providing for change of name; providing 6 for the composition of the board of trustees; terms of 7 trustees, and the power and duties of such trustees; 8 providing for preference to Pennsylvania residents in 9 tuition; authorizing appropriations in amounts to be fixed 10 annually by the General Assembly; providing for the auditing 11 of accounts of expenditures from said appropriations; 12 providing for public support and capital improvements; 13 authorizing the issuance of bonds exempt from taxation within 14 the Commonwealth; requiring the President to make an annual 15 report of the operations of Lincoln University," making 16 appropriations for carrying the same into effect; providing 17 for a basis for payments of such appropriations; and 18 providing a method of 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 Lincoln 23 University, Chester County, for the fiscal year July 1, 1990, to 24 June 30, 1991, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown: 25 (1) For educational and general expenses...... 9,296,000
1 (2) To enhance the recruitment and retention 2 of disadvantaged students......................... 300,000 3 (3) For the International Affairs Institute... 300,000 4 Section 2. Payments to Lincoln University on account of the 5 appropriations for the items provided in section 1 shall be made 6 on the basis of costs during the fiscal year. 7 Section 3. (a) Payments to Lincoln University of the 8 appropriations provided in section 1 shall be made monthly 9 during the fiscal year. 10 (b) Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with 11 the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The 12 estimate of costs shall be submitted by Lincoln University to 13 the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and the State 14 Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date on which such 15 payment is to be made. 16 Section 4. (a) Lincoln University shall apply the moneys 17 appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are permitted 18 in this act and shall at all times maintain proper records 19 showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 120 days 20 after the close of the fiscal year to which this act relates, 21 Lincoln University shall file, with the Secretary of Education, 22 the General Assembly and the Auditor General of the 23 Commonwealth, a statement setting forth the amounts and purposes 24 of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act 25 and costs, as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt 26 of any appropriation during said fiscal year. 27 (b) Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be 28 reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he 29 shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by 30 this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes 19900H2518B3480 - 2 -
1 not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered 2 and paid by Lincoln University to the State Treasurer. In 3 respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys other 4 than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General shall 5 have the right to review only, and he shall file annually with 6 the General Assembly such information concerning said 7 expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees 8 may require. 9 Section 5. A report shall be submitted to the Governor and 10 the Appropriations and Education Committees of the Senate and 11 House of Representatives and shall include data for all 12 programs. The report, to be submitted prior to September 1, 13 1991, shall cover the 12-month period beginning with the summer 14 term 1990 and shall include: 15 (1) The following counts and distributions for each term 16 during the period: 17 (i) The definitions and numbers of faculty members employed 18 full time, of faculty members employed part time, of full-time 19 students enrolled in graduate courses, of full-time students 20 enrolled in undergraduate courses, of part-time students 21 enrolled in graduate courses and of part-time students enrolled 22 in undergraduate courses. 23 (ii) The total numbers of undergraduate student credit 24 hours, divided into lower division and upper division course 25 levels, and of graduate student credit hours, divided into three 26 course levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 27 (iii) The number of different courses scheduled by level of 28 instruction and the number of sections of individual instruction 29 scheduled by level of instruction, each further subdivided by 30 two-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) 19900H2518B3480 - 3 -
1 categories of instructional programs of higher education as 2 defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, United 3 States Department of Education. 4 (iv) The number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 5 (2) For the summer term and the following academic year in 6 total and for each two-digit CIP program category, a 7 classification of faculty members or other professional 8 employees by title, including: professor, associate professor, 9 assistant professor, instructor, lecturer, research associate, 10 librarian and academic administrator; faculty members or other 11 professional employees under each title to be subdivided by type 12 of assignment: teaching and nonteaching, and each such set of 13 faculty members or other professional employees to be further 14 subdivided by type of employment: full-time or part-time and the 15 following aggregates for each such subdivided classification: 16 (i) The number of faculty and other professional employees 17 and their full-time equivalence in instructional and 18 noninstructional functions. 19 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 20 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 21 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 22 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 23 (iii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate 24 individual instruction courses and the sum of credits assigned 25 to graduate individual instruction courses taught, divided into 26 lower division, upper division, master's, first professional and 27 doctoral course levels. 28 (iv) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit hours 29 and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 30 generated, divided into lower division, upper division, 19900H2518B3480 - 4 -
1 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 2 (v) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 3 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 4 student credit hours generated, divided into lower division, 5 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 6 levels. 7 (vi) The total salary paid for instructional functions and 8 for noninstructional functions and the amount of this salary 9 paid for each of these functions from university funds, Federal 10 funds and other funds. 11 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 12 member employed full time identified by two-digit CIP program 13 category and title, the report shall contain an analysis of the 14 average hours per week spent in university-related activities, 15 stating specifically hours spent in undergraduate classroom 16 contact and graduate classroom contact, hours spent in 17 preparation, hours spent in research and hours spent in public 18 service. 19 Section 6. In addition to the requirements in section 5 20 relative to this appropriation, the report covering the 12-month 21 period beginning with the summer term 1990 shall include for all 22 programs of the university: 23 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 24 degree and for a master's degree. 25 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 26 professional degrees and doctoral degrees awarded in 1988, 1989, 27 1990 and estimated 1991. 28 Section 7. Lincoln University shall provide such information 29 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and 30 in such form and manner as the Department of Education shall 19900H2518B3480 - 5 -
1 prescribe. 2 Section 8. Lincoln University shall report its revenues and 3 expenditures and present its financial statements required under 4 the provisions of this act in accordance with generally accepted 5 accounting principles and procedures for educational 6 institutions as set forth in the "Higher Education Finance 7 Manual, United States Department of Health, Education and 8 Welfare (1975)" and the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget 9 Instructions for the State System of Higher Education, State- 10 Related Universities and Non-State-Related Colleges and 11 Universities." 12 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 1990, or 13 immediately, whichever is later. C2L84RZ/19900H2518B3480 - 6 -