PRINTER'S NO. 3202
No. 2447 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, PIEVSKY, OLIVER, BARBER, IRVIS, RICHARDSON, HARPER AND J. J. JOHNSON, APRIL 8, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 8, 1980
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 appropriation, and providing 18 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, is hereby specifically appropriated to the Trustees 23 of the College of Lincoln University, Chester County, for the 24 fiscal period July 1, 1980 to June 30, 1981, for the purposes 25 and in the amounts as shown:
1 (1) For educational and general expenses..... $3,602,000 2 (2) For cost of student aid.................. 150,000 3 (3) For the masters program, Eagleville 4 Campus........................................... 250,000 5 Section 2. Payments to Lincoln University on account of the 6 appropriations for the items provided in section 1 shall be made 7 on the basis of costs during the fiscal period. 8 Section 3. Payments to Lincoln University of the 9 appropriation herein provided shall be made monthly during the 10 fiscal period. 11 Such monthly payments shall be made in accordance with the 12 provisions of section 2, on the basis of estimated costs. The 13 estimate of costs shall be submitted by Lincoln University to 14 the Secretary of Education, the General Assembly and to the 15 State Treasurer not later than 30 days prior to the date on 16 which such payment is to be made. 17 Section 4. Lincoln University shall apply the moneys 18 appropriated by this act only for such purposes as are permitted 19 in this act and shall at all times maintain proper records 20 showing the application of such moneys. Not later than 120 days 21 after the close of the fiscal period to which this act relates, 22 Lincoln University shall file with the Secretary of Education, 23 the General Assembly and with the Auditor General of the 24 Commonwealth a statement setting forth the amounts and purposes 25 of all expenditures made from moneys appropriated by this act 26 and costs, as provided in section 2, used as a basis for receipt 27 of any appropriation during said fiscal period. Such statement 28 of expenditures and costs shall be reviewed by the Auditor 29 General of the Commonwealth, and he shall have the right, in 30 respect to the moneys appropriated by this act, to audit and 19800H2447B3202 - 2 -
1 disallow expenditures made for purposes not permitted by this 2 act. The Auditor General shall also make a determination of 3 costs and make certification as to their correctness. In respect 4 to expenditures made by the university from moneys other than 5 those appropriated by this act, the Auditor General shall have 6 the right to review only and he shall file annually with the 7 General Assembly such information concerning said expenditures 8 as the General Assembly or any of its committees 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 programs 12 except the Doctor of Medicine program. Each such report, to be 13 submitted prior to October 1, 1981, shall cover the 12-month 14 period beginning September 1, 1980 and shall include for each 15 term during the period: 16 (1) The following counts and distributions: 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) A distribution of faculty members employed part-time by 24 the percentage of full-time employment. 25 (iii) Total numbers of undergraduate student credit hours, 26 divided into lower division and upper division course levels, 27 and of graduate student credit hours divided into three course 28 levels--master's, first professional and doctoral. 29 (iv) Number of different courses scheduled by level of 30 instruction and the number of students receiving individual 19800H2447B3202 - 3 -
1 instruction at each level of instruction. 2 (v) Number of terms scheduled and the dates thereof. 3 (2) Two classifications: one, a classification of faculty 4 members or other professional employees by title including: 5 professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, 6 lecturer, research associate, librarian, and academic 7 administrator; faculty members or other professional employees 8 under each title to be subdivided by type of assignment: 9 instructional or noninstructional divided into teaching and 10 nonteaching, and each such set of faculty members or other 11 professional employees to be further subdivided by type of 12 employment: full-time or part-time; and two, a classification of 13 faculty members and other professional employees by school and 14 department to be subdivided by type of assignment: instructional 15 or noninstructional divided into teaching and nonteaching, and 16 each such set of faculty members or other professional employees 17 to be further subdivided by type of employment: full-time or 18 part-time; and the following aggregates for each subdivision in 19 each classification: 20 (i) The number. 21 (ii) The sum of credits assigned to undergraduate classroom 22 courses and the sum of credits assigned to graduate classroom 23 courses taught, divided into lower division, upper division, 24 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 25 (iii) The sum of undergraduate classroom student credit 26 hours and the sum of graduate classroom student credit hours 27 generated; divided into lower division, upper division, 28 master's, first professional and doctoral course levels. 29 (iv) The sum of undergraduate individual instruction student 30 credit hours and the sum of graduate individual instruction 19800H2447B3202 - 4 -
1 student credit hours generated; divided into lower division, 2 upper division, master's, first professional and doctoral course 3 levels. 4 (v) Total salary paid. 5 (vi) Total salary paid from college or university funds. 6 (vii) Total salary paid from Federal funds. 7 (viii) Total salary paid from other funds. 8 (3) For each term of the period covered for each faculty 9 member employed full-time identified by school, department and 10 title: 11 An analysis of the average hours per week spent in college or 12 university-related activities, stating specifically hours spent 13 in undergraduate classroom contact and graduate classroom 14 contact, hours spent in preparation, hours spent in research and 15 hours spent in public service. 16 Section 6. In addition to the above requirements relative to 17 this appropriation, each report covering the 12-month period 18 beginning September 1, 1980, shall include for all programs of 19 the university: 20 (1) Minimum number of credits required for a baccalaureate 21 degree and for a master's degree. 22 (2) Number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, first 23 professional degrees, and doctoral degrees awarded in 1978, 24 1979, 1980 and estimated 1981. 25 The university shall report its revenues and expenditures and 26 present its financial statements required under the provisions 27 of this act in accordance with "Higher Education Finance Manual" 28 (1975). 29 Section 7. All increases in this appropriation in excess of 30 a 5% increase over the previous nonpreferred appropriation for 19800H2447B3202 - 5 -
1 this institution shall be used for maintaining current student 2 tuition costs, and only be utilized on funding current existing 3 academic programs or direct student educational related costs. 4 These moneys may not be used to fund any increase in 5 administrative personnel, new programs, or nonacademic 6 expenditures. The administration and governing body of the 7 institution shall produce the financial accounting of these 8 expenditures to the General Assembly by June 30, 1981 for the 9 first nine months of the fiscal year July 1, 1980 to June 30, 10 1981. 11 Section 8. The university shall provide such information and 12 in such form and manner as the Department of Education may 13 prescribe. 14 Section 9. The university shall report its revenues and 15 expenditures and present its financial statements required under 16 the provisions of this act in accordance with generally accepted 17 accounting principles and procedures for educational 18 institutions as set forth in "Higher Education Finance Manual" 19 United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1975) 20 with the exceptions set forth in the Commonwealth of 21 Pennsylvania Budget Instructions for State-Related Universities, 22 Phase I, Fiscal Year 1980-1981. Credits granted for non- 23 traditional programs such as CLEP, lifelong learning etc., 24 including all related costs and revenues thereof shall be 25 excluded from the function of "Instruction" and included under 26 "Public Service." 27 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 1980. C26L4RLC/19800H2447B3202 - 6 -