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The Accounts Payable Office is responsible for invoice processing and payment, travel management, and purchasing card reconciliation and management.

The Accounts Payable Office is responsible for processing disbursements and issuing payment to all suppliers for services and supplies provided to Commonwealth University, as well as travel reimbursements to all employees. Payments are made in accordance with established Spending Guidelines for Public Funds as well as Travel Policies and Purchasing Card policies where applicable. Payments are processed every Tuesday and Thursday, except during holidays.

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The Travel Management page provides travel related information such as travel instructions, travel forms, travel card and where to access the Travel Management System.

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All monies received by a PASSHE university or the Office of the Chancellor are public funds, including, but not limited to state appropriations; tuition, room, board and other student fees; restricted and unrestricted gifts; restricted and unrestricted grants; ticket sales from athletic, cultural, and other events; revenue from athletic camps and conferences; corporate sponsorships; and investment income. 

The spending of public funds must clearly and directly benefit the University in support of its mission. Expenditures of public funds may not inure to the private benefit of one or more individuals unless such expenditure is authorized by law. All expenditures of public funds must be prudent and economical.

PASSHE has released Expenditures of Public Funds Guidelines, Standards, and Limits which applies to all PASSHE universities, all branch campuses, and the Office of the Chancellor. The effective date of this guidance is September 1, 2010.

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