Section 89725.  


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  • Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, grants, revenues, and funds of any nature received by the trustees for research, workshops, conferences, institutes, and special projects from the state, federal government, local government, or private persons, may be transmitted to the Treasurer and, if transmitted, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the California State University Special Projects Fund, which fund is hereby created.

    All such grants, revenues, and funds are hereby appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the trustees for the operation, support, and development of research, workshops, conferences, institutes, and special projects in the California State University.

    Provision shall be made by the trustees for reimbursements to the General Fund for the cost of space and services furnished to projects funded by the California State University Special Projects Fund.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the trustees shall have authority to establish the rules and procedures under which the fund shall operate. All expenditures shall be made in accordance with the rules and procedures, without prior approval of the Department of General Services or the Department of Finance. All expenditures shall receive an annual postaudit by the Audits Division of the Department of Finance. This requirement for an annual postaudit shall be effective until July 1, 1992. On and after July 1, 1992, the expenditures from the fund shall be audited as frequently as the Audits Division deems appropriate.

    Moneys in the California State University Special Projects Fund may be invested by the Treasurer, upon approval of the trustees in those eligible securities listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code. All interest or other earnings received pursuant to those investments shall be collected by the Treasurer and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the California State University Special Projects Fund.

(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 414, Sec. 2.)