NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1644

Senate Bill S1644

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

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Delivered to Governor
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2015-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1943
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §352, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3501, A5361
2011-2012: S1631, A2436, A10284
2013-2014: S3019, A3609, A6808
2017-2018: S771, A2280
2019-2020: S5551, A6209
2021-2022: S1105, A3291
2023-2024: S290, A87

2015-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers within the state university system.

2015-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1644

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for a
college of engineering and applied sciences within the state
university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the
state university of New York to establish a four-year SUNY college of
engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

PURPOSE:

This bill will authorize and direct the trustees of the State
University of New York to create and establish, within the State
University system and subject to the jurisdiction of such Board of
Trustees, a college of engineering and applied sciences as a four-year
State University of New York in the City of Yonkers, County of
Westchester.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 Subdivision 3 of Section 352 of the education law, as
amended by Chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as
follows: The state university shall consist of...the college of
engineering and applied sciences at Yonkers...and such additional
universities, colleges, and other institutions, facilities and

research centers as have been or hereafter may be acquired,
established, operated or contracted to be operated for the state by
the state university trustees.

JUSTIFICATION:

City of Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the State of New York.
Three of the five largest cities, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester
have various established institutions of higher learning.  Yonkers,
however, does not house any major public universities or State
University of New York (SUNY) sites. It is the intent of this
legislation to afford the residents of the fourth largest city an
opportunity to attend an outstanding institution of higher learning.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2008 - S.7801 - Died Higher Education Committee
2010 - S.3501 - Died Higher Education Committee
2012 - S.1631 - Died Higher Education Committee
2013 - S.3019 - Died Higher Education Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined at this time.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1644

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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  providing  for  a
  college of engineering and applied sciences within the state universi-
  ty  of  New  York  system;  and to authorize the trustees of the state
  university of New York to establish a four-year SUNY college of  engi-
  neering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  352  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  552  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. The state university shall consist of the four  university  centers
at  Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated colleges
of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo,
New Paltz, Old  Westbury,  Oneonta,  Oswego,  Plattsburgh,  Potsdam  and
Purchase,  THE  COLLEGE  OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES AT YONKERS,
empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges at Alfred,
Canton,  Cobleskill,  Delhi,  Farmingdale  and  Morrisville,   downstate
medical  center,  upstate  medical center, the college of optometry, the
college of environmental science and  forestry,  maritime  college,  the
college  of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or contract colleges
at Cornell university and Alfred university, and such additional univer-
sities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and research centers
as have been or hereafter may  be  acquired,  established,  operated  or
contracted  to  be  operated for the state by the state university trus-
tees.
  S 2. (a) The trustees of the state university of New York  are  hereby
authorized  and  directed  to immediately take all actions to create and
establish within the state university system, and subject to the  juris-
diction  of such board of trustees, a college of engineering and applied

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00296-01-5

S. 1644                             2

sciences as a four-year state university of New  York  in  the  city  of
Yonkers, county of Westchester.
  (b)  The  board  of  trustees of the state university shall select the
location of such college within the city of Yonkers and provide for such
college to be an accessible, affordable, competitive,  four-year,  bach-
elor's level, degree-granting college of the state university.
  (c)  The  purpose  of this college of engineering and applied sciences
shall be to offer majors in  industrial/manufacturing,  engineering  and
technology,  transportation  engineering  and technology, computer engi-
neering and technology, telecommunications engineering  and  technology,
environmental  engineering  and  technology,  biomedical engineering and
technology, civil engineering and technology and the history of  econom-
ics of science and technology.
  (d)  The  board  of trustees of the state university of New York shall
conduct all the duties required under article 8  of  the  education  law
upon  the  establishment  of the state university of New York college of
engineering and applied sciences at Yonkers, establish  a  master  plan,
establish  standards  and promulgate any necessary rules and regulations
for the establishment of such college.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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