NY State Senate Bill 2011-S6355

Senate Bill S6355

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP) to award grants to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational, and training services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2011-S6355 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3154-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2294
2013-2014: S2269
2015-2016: S3184
2017-2018: S5228
2019-2020: S2942
2021-2022: S4146

2011-S6355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP) to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational, and training services including their facilities, labs, and high technology equipment.

2011-S6355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6355

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law,
in relation to creating the community
college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP)

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The program would provide
students/workers in community colleges with state-of-the-art
facilities and equipment where skills can be learned in a setting
that best matches the workplaces for which the students/workers are
being prepared.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 provides legislative intent.

Section 2 adds a new section 3154-a to the public authorities law to
create a community college high-technology investment program. The
Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation would award
competitive grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars to community
colleges for reconstructing, rehabilitating or improving existing
laboratory facilities and for
acquisition or upgrades of equipment necessary to provide targeted
technology education, occupation or training services to students

seeking associate's degrees or workers seeking occupation-specific
training in order to obtain or retain employment. The Executive
Director would be required to report annually on the outcomes of the
program, including the names of community colleges receiving awards;
the amounts of each award and matching funds; a description of
equipment purchases and facility upgrades; the number of students or
workers participating in training enabled by the program; and
employment or other outcomes such as job retention enabled by the
award.

Section 3 establishes an effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Significant employment opportunities exist in growing
fields where complex technologies require advanced skills and access
to modern, efficient facilities and equipment. Having access to these
modern facilities and equipment will provide students and workers
with the knowledge and skill required for new or continued employment
in the ever-expanding high technology sector or in others sectors of
the economy, including manufacturing and services that utilize
advanced, high technology-related processes. In addition, a
well-trained and skilled workforce will attract businesses seeking to
enhance production, modernize or expand as well as start up or
relocate to New York State.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill in Senate.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would allow grant awards if provided
for in annual State appropriations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2011-S6355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6355

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the
  community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP)

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby finds that
significant employment  opportunities  exist  in  growing  fields  where
complex  technologies  require  advanced skills. Access to modern, effi-
cient facilities and equipment will provide students with the ability to
learn about, develop and apply new technologies. Having access to  these
modern facilities and equipment will provide students with the knowledge
and  skill required for employment in the ever-expanding high-technology
sector or in other sectors of the economy, including  manufacturing  and
service,  that  utilize advanced, high-technology-related processes. The
legislature finds that it is proper  and  essential  for  the  state  to
support  efforts  that  will  provide  students  with updated and modern
facilities and equipment where skills can be learned in a  setting  that
best  matches  the workplaces for which the students are being prepared.
The legislature also finds and declares that a well-trained and  skilled
workforce will attract businesses seeking to enhance production, modern-
ize or expand as well as start up or relocate to New York state.
  The  legislature  hereby  authorizes  the  creation  of  the community
college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP).
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
3154-a to read as follows:
  S  3154-A. COMMUNITY COLLEGE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.  1. A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (HEREAFTER REFERRED
TO AS C-CHIP) IS HEREBY CREATED.
  2. THE FOUNDATION SHALL, FROM APPROPRIATIONS MADE AVAILABLE  FOR  THIS
PURPOSE  OR  FROM  APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  THE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-P OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW,  AWARD
GRANTS  OF  UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD03265-01-1

S. 6355                             2

RECONSTRUCTING, REHABILITATING OR IMPROVING EXISTING LABORATORY  FACILI-
TIES  AND  FOR ACQUISITION OR UPGRADES OF EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
TARGETED EDUCATIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL  OR  TRAINING  SERVICES  TO  STUDENTS
SEEKING  ASSOCIATE DEGREES OR WORKERS SEEKING OCCUPATION-SPECIFIC TRAIN-
ING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN EMPLOYMENT AND FOR  COSTS  INCURRED  BY
THE INSTITUTION FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF FACULTY DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN
RELEVANT  EDUCATIONAL  ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.  SUCH GRANTS
SHALL BE AWARDED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES RESPONDING
TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE.
  3.  APPLICATIONS  FOR  GRANTS  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
DESCRIBE  THE  GRANT  PROGRAM  ACTIVITIES  AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) DEMONSTRATION OF NEED IN THE REGION FOR  SKILLED  WORKERS  IN  THE
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS;
  (B)  EVIDENCE  OF  ANY  COLLABORATION  WITH A NEW YORK STATE FOUR-YEAR
INSTITUTION OR  NEW  YORK  STATE  BUSINESS  INCLUDING,  (I)  A  DETAILED
DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  SKILL NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTION OR BUSINESS; (II) A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER TRAINING RESOURCES REQUIRED;
  (C) A DETAILED BUDGET INCLUDING COSTS TO RECONSTRUCT, REHABILITATE  OR
IMPROVE EXISTING LABORATORY FACILITIES, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT;
  (D)  A  DESCRIPTION OF MATCHING FUNDS THAT MAY INCLUDE CASH OR IN-KIND
SERVICES FROM FEDERAL OR PRIVATE SOURCES; AND
  (E) SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF  FACULTY  DIRECTLY  ENGAGED  IN  RELEVANT
EMPLOYMENT,   EDUCATIONAL  AND  TRAINING  ACTIVITIES  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION.
  4. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF
THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE A REPORT ON  THE
PROGRAM  BY  THE  FIRST  OF  SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR  EACH  RECIPIENT
UNDER THE PROGRAM:
  (A) THE NAMES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES RECEIVING AWARDS;
  (B) THE AMOUNTS OF EACH AWARD AND MATCHING FUNDS;
  (C) A DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND FACILITY UPGRADES;
  (D)  THE  NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS  OR  WORKERS  PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING
ENABLED BY THE PROGRAM;
  (E) EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER OUTCOMES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  JOB
RETENTION, ENABLED BY THE AWARD; AND
  (F)  ANY  OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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