Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, receives a dish from Farid Hairullovich Mukhametshin, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan and Speaker of the Russian Republic’s Parliament, who was touring the Capitol. Mr. Mukhametshin also toured SUNY Albany’s College of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering to learn how Tatarstan can develop nanotechnology.
The New York State Senate unanimously passed Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky’s bill that would increase transparency of the Board of Trustees of the state and city universities and the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) by making resolutions and board actions available to the public seven days after the meeting.
The State Senate passed Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky’s bill, S1736B, ensuring the objectivity of SUNY and CUNY Trustees by limiting the appointments to those who do not work directly for the Governor or Mayor.
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education Chair: Senator Toby Ann Stavisky Public Hearing: Increased Compensation for SUNY System Administrators Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Contact: Jacob Crawford (518) 455-3461 Media Contact: Alexia Christodoulides (718) 445-0004 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVIATION ONLY
Location
Van Buren Hearing Room A
181 State Street New York State, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, who is the ranking member on the Senate Higher Education committee, just issued a statement suggesting Governor Cuomo’s proposed cuts to SUNY and CUNY could lead to tuition hikes.
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Whitestone) is using today’s Higher Education budget hearing as a way of drawing attention to the significant cuts to SUNY, CUNY and programs at private institutions, as well as urge students to get involved in this year’s budget process and to share their stories, ideas and concerns.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.