Senate Bill S6280

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6217, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8913
2019-2020: S1743
2021-2022: S3071

2023-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state including the city university of New York's accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) and the accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program; provides state shall pay until both programs are fully funded.

2023-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6280
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, SERRANO -- 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 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. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE
 OR  REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY, BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE 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 ACCELER-
 ATE, COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACE) PROGRAM FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR--
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE 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-EIGHT  SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
   2. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE ACADEMIC
 YEAR  SUCH  FUNDING  FOR  THE  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK'S ACCELERATE,
 COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACE) PROGRAM  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  FULLY  FUND SUCH PROGRAM AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, MEDGAR EVERS
 COLLEGE, QUEENS COLLEGE, AND JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
   3. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE ACADEMIC
 YEAR SUCH FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S ACCELERATED STUDY IN  ASSO-
 CIATE  PROGRAMS (ASAP) REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 FULLY FUND SUCH PROGRAM AT QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BRONX COMMU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08783-01-3
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