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                                   2894
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the funding of certain
   CUNY programs by the state
 
   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  6217
 to read as follows:
   § 6217. ASAP AND ACE PROGRAM FUNDING. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR
 REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY, BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE FISCAL YEAR, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND PAY  AN
 AMOUNT  EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
 ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK'S
 ACCELERATED STUDY IN ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS (ASAP) AND ACCELERATE, COMPLETE,
 ENGAGE  (ACE)  PROGRAM FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 ONE ACADEMIC YEAR. EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL INCREASE
 SUCH FUNDING AMOUNT BY TWENTY-FIVE PER  CENTUM  UNTIL  ONE  HUNDRED  PER
 CENTUM  OF  BOTH PROGRAMS IS FUNDED BY THE STATE.  THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
 TOTAL FUNDING BY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SHALL NOT EXCEED  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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