(2) The following items of income shall be retained by the University in its own treasury: endowment funds, gifts, trust funds, and Federal aid; funds received in connection with contracts with governmental, public, or private agencies or persons, for research or services including funds which are paid as reimbursement to the University and funds received in connection with its operation of medical research and high technology parks; funds received in connection with the retention, receipt, assignment, license, sale or transfer of interests in, rights to, or income from discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable works; funds retained by the University under the authority of Section 6g; and funds received from the operation of student or staff residence facilities, student and staff medical and health programs, Union buildings, bookstores, farms, stores, service activities, and other auxiliary enterprises or activities which are self-supporting in whole or in part; provided, that any income derived from such auxiliary enterprises or activities which is not necessary to their support, maintenance, or development shall not be applied to any general operational or educational purpose but shall be retained by the University in its own treasury and credited to the University Income Fund that it shall establish in its treasury as provided in paragraph (1) of this Section. Whenever such funds retained by the University in its own treasury are deposited with a bank or savings and loan association and the amount of the deposit exceeds the amount of federal deposit insurance coverage, a bond or pledged securities shall be obtained. Only the types of securities which the State Treasurer may, in his discretion, accept for amounts not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation under Section 11 of the Deposit of State Moneys Act may be accepted as pledged securities. The market value of the bond or pledged securities shall at all times be equal to or greater than the uninsured portion of the deposit.
The Auditor General shall audit or cause to be audited the above items of income and all other income and expenditures of such institution.