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                                  3299

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, AUBRY, TOWNS, JEFFRIES, CLARK, ESPAILLAT,
  PERRY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BOYLAND, DIAZ, GOTTFRIED,
  PEOPLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the capital  costs  of
  Medgar Evers college; and to repeal paragraph (ii) of subdivision E of
  section 6221 of such law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision B of section 6221  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  87  of  the  laws  of  2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  B. Senior college capital  costs.  Commencing  with  the  twelve-month
period beginning July first, nineteen hundred eighty-two and thereafter,
the state shall pay one hundred per centum of capital costs exclusive of
those  financed  pursuant to the provisions of article one hundred twen-
ty-five-B of this chapter, of the senior colleges of the city university
of New York, provided however that  commencing  with  the  twelve  month
period beginning July first, nineteen hundred eighty-two and thereafter,
the state shall pay one hundred per centum of capital costs exclusive of
those  financed  pursuant to the provisions of article one hundred twen-
ty-five-B of this chapter, of the college of  Staten  Island,  New  York
city  college of technology and, commencing with the twelve month period
beginning July first, [nineteen hundred ninety-four] TWO  THOUSAND  NINE
and  thereafter, [the state shall pay to the city university of New York
fifty per  centum  of  the  capital  costs  of]  Medgar  Evers  college,
provided,  however, that appropriations authorizing such costs have been
approved by the legislature. The advancement of capital projects  pursu-
ant  to this subdivision shall be undertaken only in accordance with the
provisions of section  ninety-three  of  the  state  finance  law.  [The
advancement  of  capital  projects at Medgar Evers college shall require
the prior approval of the mayor of the city of New York.]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  S 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision E of section 6221 of  the  education
law,  as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
  (i)  in  addition  to the amounts specified in subparagraph e of para-
graph two of subdivision A of this section, the city of New  York  shall
annually appropriate in its expense budget and pay to the city universi-
ty of New York as operating aid in support of the programs and services,
an  amount for each full-time equivalent student in the associate degree
program of the college equal to the amount  the  city  of  New  York  is
appropriating  and  paying  for each full-time equivalent student in the
community colleges; AND
  S 3. Paragraph (ii) of subdivision E of section 6221 of the  education
law is REPEALED and paragraph (iii) is renumbered paragraph (ii).
  S  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  provided  that no
provision of this act shall be construed to affect the amounts appropri-
ated by the city of New York for  the  capital  costs  of  Medgar  Evers
college  for  any  fiscal year of such city ending on or before June 30,
2009.