| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 03, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S7725
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
2013-S7725 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9530
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง355, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S281, A5370
2013-S7725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7725
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city
university of New York
PURPOSE: Clarifies that the SUNY health science centers are included
in the maintenance of effort provision pursuant to Chapter 260 of the
Laws of 2011.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 355 of the Education Law by
adding SUNY health science centers to clarify that these facilities
are included in the SUNY's maintenance of effort provision.
JUSTIFICATION: State support for SUNY's health science centers was
created more than 20 years ago to recognize that the State has a
responsibility to at least partially compensate these hospitals for
their service to indigent populations and for the role they play in
providing unique life-saving services not generally offered by private
hospitals. These include burn units serving as the poison control
centers and the major trauma centers for their regions and other vital
services. Moreover, they fulfill an important academic mission in
producing many of the State's physicians and other medical
professionals.
While SUNY's hospitals are a major part of the State University and
2013-S7725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7725
I N S E N A T E
June 3, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 state appropriations
to the state university of New York and the city university of New
York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (iii) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivi-
sion 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) The state shall appropriate annually and make available general
fund operating support, including fringe benefits, for the state univer-
sity in an amount not less than the amount appropriated and made avail-
able to the state university in state fiscal year two thousand eleven--
two thousand twelve. Beginning in state fiscal year two thousand
twelve-two thousand thirteen and thereafter, the state shall appropriate
and make available general fund operating support, including fringe
benefits, for the state university AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH
SCIENCE CENTERS in an amount not less than the amount appropriated and
made available in the prior state fiscal year; provided, however, that
if the governor declares a fiscal emergency, and communicates such emer-
gency to the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assem-
bly, state support for operating expenses at the state university and
city university may be reduced in a manner proportionate to one another,
and the aforementioned provisions shall not apply.
S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2015; provided that the
amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
355 of the education law, made by section one of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14627-01-4
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