§ 3-4.00 AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

§ 3-4.01 AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT YIELDS

A. 1. The educational and general programs in institutions of higher education shall recover the full indirect cost of auxiliary enterprise programs as certified by institutions of higher education to the Comptroller subject to annual audit by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The State Comptroller shall credit those institutions meeting the requirement with the interest earned by the investment of funds of their auxiliary enterprise programs.

2. The University of Virginia's College at Wise is authorized to suspend the transfer of the recovery of the full indirect cost of auxiliary enterprise programs to the educational and general program for the 2020-2022 biennium.

3. Institutions of higher education shall have the authority to reduce the recovery of the full indirect cost of auxiliary enterprise programs to the educational and general program for the 2020-2022 biennium as a result of the significant financial impact on auxiliary enterprise programs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

B. No interest shall be credited for that portion of the fund's cash balance that represents any outstanding loans due from the State Treasurer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the capital projects authorized under Items C-36.21 and C-36.40 of Chapter 924, 1997 Acts of Assembly.