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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S365
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S365 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5000
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§352-b & 6216-a, amd §§6301, 6302 & 6304, Ed L
2009-S365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S365 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to minimum state appropriations to the state university of New York, city university of New York and community colleges SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This legislation amends the education law to provide a minimum level of state appropriations for operating expenses to SUNY, CUNY and community colleges. The minimum level of support or maintenance of effort required by this legislation ensures that State appropriations to SUNY and CUNY for operating expenses in any state fiscal year shall not be less than the preceding state fiscal year. Moreover, this bill eliminates the one-third formula for State assistance for community colleges and stipulates that all community colleges are to be full opportunity colleges and defines such term in education law. JUSTIFICATION : In the 1970's, New York State made an historic, prescient investment in its people by developing and expanding the public higher education system. SUNY, CUNY and the community colleges are a valuable resource for New Yorkers and form a network of public colleges, across the
2009-S365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 365 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to minimum state appro- priations to the state university of New York, city university of New York and community colleges THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 352-b to read as follows: S 352-B. MINIMUM LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING EXPENSES SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AVERAGE OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE PRECEDING THREE STATE FISCAL YEARS OR THE TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUCH UNIVERSITY FOR THE PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING EXPENSES IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIB- IT STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK TO EXCEED THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUCH UNIVERSITY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION. S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6216-a to read as follows: S 6216-A. MINIMUM LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING EXPENSES SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AVERAGE OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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