THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, JULY 16, 2009

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 16, 2009  

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act of April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227), entitled "An act

to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to

the several states, for the endowment of Agricultural

Colleges," making appropriations for carrying the same into

effect; and providing for a basis for payments of such

appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds

appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  (a)  In order to carry into effect the act of

Congress, approved July 2, 1862, granting public land to the

several states for educational purposes, and subsequent acts of

Congress related thereto, and the act of the General Assembly of

Pennsylvania accepting the provisions and conditions of said

acts of Congress and pledging the faith of the State to carry

the same into effect, the following sums, or as much thereof as

may be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of The

Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 2009,

to June 30, 2010, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown:

For general support.

State appropriation..............................$304,450,000

For Pennsylvania College of Technology.

State appropriation..............................$13,623,000

(b)  The following Federal amounts are hereby appropriated to

the Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University in order to

supplement the sums appropriated under subsection (a):

(1)  "ARRA - General Support."

Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000

(2)  "ARRA - Pennsylvania College of Technology."

Federal appropriation.............................$675,000

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

be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of The

Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 2008,

to June 30, 2009, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown,

including the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009:

(1)  "ARRA - General Support."

Federal appropriation.............................$15,482,000

(2)  "ARRA - Pennsylvania College of Technology."

Federal appropriation.............................$675,000

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

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

Stat. 115).

Section 2.  Payments to The Pennsylvania State University on

account of the appropriations for all items as provided in

section 1 shall be made on the basis of costs during the fiscal

year.

Section 3.  (a)  Payments to The Pennsylvania State

University of the appropriations provided in section 1(a) and 

(b) shall be made monthly during the fiscal year and the

appropriation provided in section 1(c) shall be made no later

than September 15, 2009.

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

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

estimate of costs shall be submitted by The Pennsylvania State

University to the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly

and the State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date

on which such payment is to be made.

Section 4.  (a)  The Pennsylvania State University shall

apply the moneys appropriated by this act only for such purposes

as are permitted in this act and shall at all times maintain

proper records showing the application of such moneys. Not later

than 120 days after June 30, 2010, The Pennsylvania State

University shall file, with the Secretary of Education, the

General Assembly and the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, a

statement setting forth the amounts and purposes of all

expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act and other

university accounts during said fiscal year, as provided in

section 2, used as a basis for receipt of any appropriation

during said fiscal year.

(b)  Such statement of expenditures and costs shall be

reviewed by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth, and he

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

this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes

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

and paid by The Pennsylvania State University to the State

Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the university

from moneys other than those appropriated by this act, the

Auditor General shall have the right to review only, and he

shall file annually with the General Assembly such information

concerning such expenditures as the General Assembly or any of

its committees may require.

Section 5.  The Pennsylvania State University shall provide

full, complete and accurate information as may be required by

the Department of Education or the chairman or the minority

chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the

chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives.

Section 6.  The Pennsylvania State University shall present

and report its financial statements required under the

provisions of this act in accordance with: the generally

accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the National

Association of College and University Business Officers, the

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or their

successors, or by any other recognized authoritative body; the

"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for the State

System of Higher Education, State-Related Universities and Non-

State-Related Colleges and Universities"; and, the financial

reporting policies and standards promulgated by the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania and by the Federal Government that apply to The

Pennsylvania State University.

Section 7.  The Pennsylvania State University shall make all

articulation agreements with other higher education institutions

available on the Internet.

Section 8.  This act shall take effect immediately.