PRINTER'S NO.  1318

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

1038

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, JULY 16, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 16, 2009  

  

  

  

A SUPPLEMENT

  

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To the act of July 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), entitled "An act

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providing for the establishment and operation of Lincoln

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University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve

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as a State-related institution in the higher education system

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of the Commonwealth; providing for change of name; providing

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for the composition of the board of trustees; terms of

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trustees, and the power and duties of such trustees;

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providing for preference to Pennsylvania residents in

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tuition; authorizing appropriations in amounts to be fixed

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annually by the General Assembly; providing for the auditing

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of accounts of expenditures from said appropriations;

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providing for public support and capital improvements;

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authorizing the issuance of bonds exempt from taxation within

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the Commonwealth; requiring the President to make an annual

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report of the operations of Lincoln University," making an

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appropriation for carrying the same into effect; providing

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for a basis for payments of the appropriation; and providing

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a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for

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certain fiscal information disclosure.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  (a)  The sum of $13,623,000 or as much thereof as

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may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of

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Lincoln University, Chester County, for the fiscal year July 1,

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2009, to June 30, 2010, for general support.

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(b)  The following Federal amount is hereby appropriated to

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the Trustees of Lincoln University, Chester County, in order to

 


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supplement the sum appropriated under subsection (a):

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"ARRA - General Support."

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(1)  Federal appropriation.........................$163,000

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(c)  The following Federal amount, or as much thereof as may

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be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of Lincoln

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University, Chester County, for the fiscal year July 1, 2008, to

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June 30, 2009, for the purpose and in the amount as shown,

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including the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of

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the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009:

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"ARRA - General Support."

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(1)  Federal appropriation.........................$163,000

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(d)  For purposes of this section, "ARRA" means the American

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Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123

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Stat. 115).

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Section 2.  Payments to Lincoln University on account of the

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appropriation provided in section 1 shall be made on the basis

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of costs during the fiscal year.

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Section 3.  (a)  Payments to Lincoln University of the

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appropriation provided in section 1(a) and (b) shall be made

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monthly during the fiscal year and the appropriation provided in

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section 1(c) shall be made not later than September 15, 2009.

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(b)  Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with

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the provisions of section 2 on the basis of estimated costs. The

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estimate of costs shall be submitted by Lincoln University to

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the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and the State

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Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date on which such

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payment is to be made.

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Section 4.  (a)  Lincoln University shall apply the moneys

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appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are permitted

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in this act and shall at all times maintain proper records

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showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 120 days

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after the close of the fiscal year to which this act relates,

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Lincoln University shall file, with the Secretary of Education,

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the General Assembly and the Auditor General of the

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Commonwealth, a statement setting forth the amounts and purposes

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of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act

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and costs, as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt

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of any appropriation during said fiscal year.

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(b)  Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be

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reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he

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shall have the right, in respect to the moneys appropriated by

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this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes

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not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered

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and paid by Lincoln University to the State Treasurer. In

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respect to expenditures made by the university from moneys other

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than those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General shall

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have the right to review only, and he shall file annually with

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the General Assembly such information concerning said

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expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees

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may require.

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Section 5.  The Lincoln University shall provide full,

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complete and accurate information as may be required by the

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Department of Education or the chairman or the minority chairman

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of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairman or

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the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the

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House of Representatives.

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Section 6.  Lincoln University shall present and report its

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financial statements required under the provisions of this act

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in accordance with: the generally accepted accounting principles

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as prescribed by the National Association of College and

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University Business Officers, the American Institute of

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Certified Public Accountants, or their successors, or by any

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other recognized authoritative body; the "Commonwealth of

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Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State System of Higher

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Education, State-Related Universities and Non-State-Related

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Colleges and Universities"; and the financial reporting policies

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and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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and by the Federal Government that apply to Lincoln University.

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Section 7.  Lincoln University shall make all articulation

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agreements with other higher education institutions available on

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the Internet.

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Section 8.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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