S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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281--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state appropriations
to the state university of New York and the city university of New
York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision
2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the
laws of 2011, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to
read as follows:
(IV) THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL
FUND OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN
THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL
MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH
SCIENCE CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND
OTHER INFLATIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE
STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS. IF THE GOVERNOR, HOWEVER,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
SITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
S 2. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of
section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws
of 1996, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to read
as follows:
(IV) THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL
FUND OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN
THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL
MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH
SCIENCE CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND
OTHER INFLATIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE
STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS. IF THE GOVERNOR, HOWEVER,
DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
SITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended by adding
a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
(IV) THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE CITY
UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAT THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSE FOR THE
CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPRO-
PRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND
OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS,
INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER NON-PERSONAL
SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY UNIVERSITY. IF THE GOVERNOR,
HOWEVER, DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY
UNIVERSITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND
THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
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S 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, is amended by adding
a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
(IV) THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE CITY
UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE
CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPRO-
PRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND
OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS,
INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER NON-PERSONAL
SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY UNIVERSITY. IF THE GOVERNOR,
HOWEVER, DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
SITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately provided that:
(a) the amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2
of section 355 of the education law made by section one of this act
shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph
pursuant to chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon such
date section two of this act shall take effect; and
(b) the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206
of the education law made by section three of this act shall be subject
to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to chapter
260 of the laws of 2011, as amended when upon such date section four of
this act shall take effect.
