The trustees shall control and expend all money appropriated for the support and maintenance of the California State University, and all money received as donations pursuant to Section 89720.

contract or for an injury for which the trustees or their officers or employees are liable, without approval of the Department of General Services, if the trustees determine that payment of the claim is in the best interests of the California State University and that funds are available to pay the claim. The authority of the trustees conferred by this subdivision does not alter any other requirements governing claims in the Government Claims Act (Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code), except to grant the trustees authority to pay these claims.

collection. A discharge of accountability by the trustees does not release any person from the payment of any moneys due the California State University.

The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all funds received by the state from the government of the United States or of any agency or agencies thereof under any agreement for the education of veterans, and he may receive, and provide for the proper custody of, all money so received.

The funds received by the state shall be expended by the officers or agency administering the program to carry out the provisions of the act of the Congress and rules and regulations lawfully adopted thereunder. Such funds are exempt from the provisions of Section 925.6 of the Government Code and shall be paid out by the Treasurer on warrants drawn by the State Controller on claims submitted by the trustees.

The trustees shall prescribe rules and regulations subject to the approval of and audit by the Department of Finance covering the collection, custody, and disposition of any and all money collected by any state college.

All appropriations for the support of the California State University and the trustees shall be subject to Section 13320 of the Government Code and applicable Budget Act restrictions, with the following exceptions:

trustees may authorize the augmentation of the amount available for a category designated in any schedule set forth for the appropriation by transfer from any of the other designated categories, including additional reimbursements and amounts receivable within the same schedule, and shall furnish the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and appropriate legislative fiscal committees a report, on or before January 10, of the authorizations given during the preceding four quarters.

position payroll roster.

The intent of Section 89753 is to give the trustees maximum responsibility within available funds. It is the further intent of the Legislature by said provisions to allow the trustees greater flexibility in their financial affairs and to allow the individual campuses greater flexibility in the expenditure of their appropriations.

All actions of the trustees taken pursuant to Section 89753 are limited to the fiscal year in which the action is taken and subject to audit by the Department of Finance, as well as legislative review, prior to extension into the subsequent fiscal year.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief administrative officer of each campus of the California State University shall be responsible for the propriety of the expenditure, and the integrity of the financial reporting, of the following funds received by the campus:

The chief administrative officer shall also be responsible for the propriety of all expenditures, and the integrity of the financial reporting, made by auxiliary organizations. The chief administrative officer of a state university is, for the purpose of this section, the president of the university.

None of the funds enumerated in Section 89756, nor any of the funds of an auxiliary organization, shall ever be used by any university or college for membership or for any participation involving a financial payment or contribution, on behalf of the institution, or any individual employed by or associated therewith, in any private organization whose membership practices are discriminatory on the basis of the characteristics listed in Section 66270. This section does not apply to any public funds that have been paid to an individual employee or officer as salary, or to any funds that are used directly or indirectly for the benefit of student organizations.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, obligations may be incurred for the summer quarter operation in the California State University at campuses on year-round operations, subsequent to enactment of a Budget Act and prior to July 1, payable from the appropriations contained in such Budget Act for those purposes. The obligations and the payment thereof shall be subject to Section 89753.

Notwithstanding Sections 935.6, 948, 965, and 965.2 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the Controller shall draw a warrant for the payment of any claim, settlement, or judgment against a special fund or a trust fund administered by the trustees if the trustees certify that sufficient moneys for the payment of the claim, settlement, or judgment exist within the special fund or trust fund. Records regarding the payments are subject to post audit by the Director of Finance.

the incremental change in the rates set forth in the annual Budget Act.