An effort supporters say will boost transparency in several leading Pennsylvania universities passed the House of Representatives on Monday, while the universities’ annual state subsidies remain snarled in the Legislature in a partisan funding dispute.
The measure seeks to expand what the state’s four state-related universities — the University of Pittsburgh, Temple, Lincoln and Penn State — have to publicly disclose. Currently, the universities are exempt from a number of provisions that impact state agencies, including the state-owned higher education system and community colleges.
