Section 192.1-C - State university assistance for fiscal year 2022-2023.(a) Program.--Money appropriated for COVID Relief - ARPA -State System of Higher Education to the State System of Higher Education shall be paid to the State universities for the 2022-2023 fiscal year as provided in this section.(b) Determination of payments.--Payments made to each State university for the 2022-2023 fiscal year shall be determined as follows:(1) The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education in consultation with the Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education shall make payments in the aggregate amount of $34,294,978 to the integrated universities.(2) The amount of $7,371,688 shall be paid to Cheyney University, to be directed by the president of the university, in consultation with the university's council of trustees.(3) An amount determined for each State university, to be directed by the president of the university, in consultation with the university's council of trustees, that does not receive payment under paragraph (1) or (2) as follows:(i) Multiply the average of the 2020 and 2021 fall full-time equivalent enrollment for the State university by $83,333,334.(ii) Divide the product under subparagraph (i) by the average of the 2020 and 2021 fall full-time equivalent enrollment for all State universities eligible to receive payments under this paragraph.(c) Payment deadline.--Payments made under this section shall be made no later than August 1, 2022.(d)Reports.--The Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education shall issue an interim report by December 31, 2022, and a final report by July 15, 2023, to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives and post the reports on the State System of Higher Education's publicly accessible Internet website. The reports shall include the following information: (1) The 2020 and 2021 fall full-time equivalent enrollment for each State university.(2) The 2020 and 2021 fall full-time equivalent enrollment for all State universities.(3) The payment made to each State university under this section.(4) The total payments made to all State universities under this section.(5) A description of the use by the State university of the payment.(e)Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania." The institution consisting of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and Mansfield University Pennsylvania, as consolidated under section 2002-A of the act of March 10, 1949 ( P.L. 30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.
"Fall Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment." The total credit hours reported for the fall semester divided by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students, with clock-hour enrollment converted to credit hours based upon national standards.
"Integrated university." The term includes:
(1) Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.(2) Pennsylvania Western University. "Pennsylvania Western University." The institution consisting of California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, as consolidated under section 2002-A of the Public School Code of 1949.
"State university." An institution which is part of the State System of Higher Education under Article XX-A of the Public School Code of 1949.
Added by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 54, § 10, eff. 7/11/2022.