§ 996. Community advisory board for the modernization and
revitalization of SUNY Downstate health sciences university. 1. Advisory
board established. (a) There shall be established the advisory board for
the modernization and revitalization of SUNY Downstate (hereinafter
referred to as "the advisory board"). The advisory board shall review
and examine a variety of options to strengthen SUNY Downstate and
promote longer term viability for its dual education and healthcare
mission. In conducting its study, the advisory board will consider the
following factors:

(i) Overall healthcare service delivery trends and models;

(ii) Historic and projected financials for the hospital and the
campus;

(iii) Current state of building infrastructure and capital needs;

(iv) Community healthcare needs, outcomes, and health disparities;

(v) Existing inpatient and outpatient service offerings and health
outcomes;

(vi) Capacity and availability of inpatient and outpatient services in
the broader primary and secondary service areas;

(vii) Efficiency of operations and quality of healthcare services
benchmarking; and

(viii) Training needs for students and employment outcomes.

2. Advisory board members. The advisory board shall consist of the
following members: (a) the commissioner of the department of health; (b)
one representative of organized labor representing employees at the
state university of New York pursuant to article fourteen of the civil
service law, who shall be appointed by the governor upon recommendation
of the president of the union representing the greatest number of
employees at SUNY Downstate; (c) one member appointed by the temporary
president of the senate; (d) one member appointed by the speaker of the
assembly; (e) three members appointed by the governor; (f) one member
appointed by the governor upon the joint recommendation of Brooklyn
community boards 9 and 17; and (g) the chancellor of the state
university of New York.

3. Outreach. The advisory board shall solicit recommendations from
healthcare experts, county health departments, community-based
organizations, state and regional healthcare industry associations,
labor unions, experts in hospital operations, and other interested
parties. The advisory board shall hold no less than three public
hearings with requisite public notice to solicit input and
recommendations from any interested party.

4. Compensation. The members of the advisory board shall receive no
compensation for their service as members, but shall be allowed their
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.

5. Recommendations and report. (a) The advisory board shall complete a
study and provide written recommendations to prioritize healthcare
services provided in the SUNY Downstate service area. The written
recommendations shall include a reasonable, scalable and fiscally
responsible plan for the financial health, viability and sustainability
of SUNY Downstate; provided, however, that such plan shall incorporate
utilization of all available state and federally available appropriated
amounts, and shall not exceed more than two hundred fifty percent of
such amounts.

(b) A report of the advisory board's recommendations shall be provided
to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker
of the assembly no later than April first, two thousand twenty-five.

6. Certificate of need. The public health and health planning council
and the commissioner of health are prohibited from reviewing or
approving any certificate of need application related to a reduction in
inpatient services pursuant to any article of law or regulation that may
affect a change to inpatient services at SUNY Downstate health sciences
university until at least April first, two thousand twenty-five.