HB 1461 — An Act providing for funding for State-related universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, for costs basis, for frequency of payments and for recordkeeping requirements; imposing a duty on the Auditor General; providing for financial statements, for the Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund and for restrictions; and making appropriations.

SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.

1619 THEPRINTER'S GENERALNO. ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of 2023 No.

INTRODUCED2288 BYTHE HARRIS,GENERAL JUNEASSEMBLY 20,OF 2023PENNSYLVANIA REFERREDHOUSE TOBILL COMMITTEESession ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 20, 2023 A SUPPLEMENT To the act of JulyNo. 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), entitled "An act providing for the establishment and operation of Lincoln University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State-related institution in the higher education system of the Commonwealth;

1461 2023 INTRODUCED BY HARRIS, JUNE 20, 2023 SENATOR MARTIN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 A SUPPLEMENT AN ACT <-- To the act of July 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), entitled "An act <-- providing for the establishment and operation of Lincoln University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State-related institution in the higher education system of the Commonwealth;

PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FOR STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITIES FOR THE <-- FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, FOR COSTS BASIS, FOR FREQUENCY OF PAYMENTS AND FOR RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS;

IMPOSING A DUTY ON THE AUDITOR GENERAL;

PROVIDING FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LAND SCRIP FUND AND FOR RESTRICTIONS;

AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.

The sum of $19,000,000, or as much thereof as may <-- be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Trustees of Lincoln University, Chester County, for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, for general support.

(b) The 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 money appropriated by this act, to audit and disallow expenditures made for purposes 20230HB1461PN2288 - 2 - not permitted by this act and to cause such sums to be recovered and paid by Lincoln University to the State Treasurer.

In respect to expenditures made by the university from money other than money appropriated by this act, the Auditor General shall have the right to review only, and he shall file annually with 20230HB1461PN1619 - 2 - the General Assembly such information concerning said expenditures as the General Assembly or any of its committees may require.

20230HB1461PN1619SECTION -1. 3 -

SHORT TITLE.

<-- THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE STATE-RELATED 20230HB1461PN2288 - 3 - UNIVERSITY NONPREFERRED APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2023.

SECTION 2.

DEFINITIONS.

THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:

"AUDITOR GENERAL." THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

"CURRENT FISCAL YEAR." THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024.

"DEPARTMENT." THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

"SECRETARY." THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

"STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY." THE TERM INCLUDES:

(1) THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY.

(2) THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH.

(3) TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.

(4) LINCOLN UNIVERSITY.

SECTION 3.

COST BASIS DURING CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

PAYMENTS MADE TO A STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY ON ACCOUNT OF AN APPROPRIATION UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF COSTS DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

SECTION 4.

FREQUENCY AND BASIS OF PAYMENTS.

(A) MONTHLY PAYMENTS.--PAYMENTS MADE TO A STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY FROM AN APPROPRIATION PROVIDED IN THIS ACT SHALL BE MADE MONTHLY DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

(B) ESTIMATED COSTS.--THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE TO A STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY UNDER SECTION 3 ON THE BASIS OF ESTIMATED COSTS.

THE ESTIMATE OF COSTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY TO THE SECRETARY, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE STATE TREASURER NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE.

20230HB1461PN2288 - 4 - SECTION 5.

PURPOSES OF EXPENDITURES AND STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES AND COSTS.

(A) DUTIES OF STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITIES.-- (1) A STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY SHALL APPLY THE MONEY 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 THE MONEY.

(2) NOT LATER THAN 120 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY SHALL FILE, WITH THE SECRETARY, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL, A STATEMENT THAT SPECIFIES THE AMOUNTS AND PURPOSES OF ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM MONEY APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND OTHER UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3, USED AS A BASIS FOR RECEIPT OF AN APPROPRIATION DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

(B) DUTIES OF AUDITOR GENERAL.--THE STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES AND COSTS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL.

THE AUDITOR GENERAL MAY, WITH RESPECT TO THE MONEY APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT, AUDIT AND DISALLOW EXPENDITURES MADE FOR PURPOSES NOT PERMITTED BY THIS ACT, RECOVER THE SUMS FROM THE STATE- RELATED UNIVERSITY AND TRANSMIT THE RECOVERED SUMS TO THE STATE TREASURER.