Pennsylvania HB 1421: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, further providing for registration of charitable organizations, financial reports, fees and failure to file, for registration of professional fundraising counsel and contracts and for registration of professional solicitors, contract and disclosure requirements, bonds, records and books.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1645 PRINTER'S NO. 2589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1421
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, MAY 6, 2025
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 12, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for funding for certain State-related STATE-AIDED
universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and
ending June 30, 2026, 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 General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the State-related
STATE-AIDED University Nonpreferred Appropriation Act of 2025.
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,
2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
"Department." The Department of Education of the
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Commonwealth.
"Prior fiscal year." The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024,
and ending June 30, 2025.
"Secretary." The Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth.
"State-related "STATE-AIDED university." The term includes:
(1) The Pennsylvania State University.
(2) The University of Pittsburgh.
(3) Temple University.
(4) Lincoln University.
(5) THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Section 3. Cost basis during current fiscal year.
Payments made to a State-related STATE-AIDED 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.--
(1) Payments made under section 10 to a State-related
STATE-AIDED university from an appropriation provided in this
act shall be made monthly during the current fiscal year.
(2) (Reserved).
(b) Estimated costs.--
(1) The monthly payments shall be made to a State-
related STATE-AIDED university under section 3 on the basis
of estimated costs. The estimate of costs shall be submitted
by the State-related STATE-AIDED 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.
(2) (Reserved).
Section 5. Purposes of expenditures and statement of
expenditures and costs.
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(a) Duties of State-related STATE-AIDED universities.--
(1) A State-related STATE-AIDED 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 STATE-AIDED 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 STATE-AIDED university and transmit the recovered sums
to the State Treasurer. In respect to expenditures made by the
State-related STATE-AIDED university from money other than that
appropriated by this act, the Auditor General may review only,
and shall file annually with the General Assembly, information
concerning those expenditures as the General Assembly or any of
its committees may require.
Section 6. Duty to provide information.
A State-related university shall provide full, complete and
accurate information as may be required by the department or the
chairperson (A) INFORMATION GENERALLY.--A STATE-AIDED
UNIVERSITY SHALL PROVIDE FULL, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION
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AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY:
(1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2), THE DEPARTMENT;
(2) IN THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; OR
(3) THE CHAIRPERSON or minority chairperson of the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate or the chairperson or
minority chairperson of the Appropriation