NY State Senate Bill S281A

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5370 - Vetoed by Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 11, 2015	tabled vetoed memo.280
Nov 30, 2015	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2015	returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s281a
Jun 18, 2015	substituted by a5370a ordered to third reading cal.1803 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 02, 2015	reported and committed to finance
May 28, 2015	print number 281a
May 28, 2015	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 07, 2015	referred to higher education

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Jun 18, 2015 - floor Vote

A5370A

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Jun 18, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

S281A

committee

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Jun 2, 2015 - Higher Education committee Vote

S281A

committee

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Abstained

Bill Amendments

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S281 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5370
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S7725, A9530

S281 - Summary

Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

S281 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S281

 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

play a critical role in providing essential health care service to the
State and communities they serve, the State has consistently reduced
funding to these institutions over the last decade. In 2010, State
support was reduced by almost 47 percent. These cuts have placed these
institutions in serious financial jeopardy and have threatened their
ability to carry out their health care service and academic missions.
The enactment of this legislation is necessary to clarify that the
Legislature intended for the health science centers to be part of the
State's maintenance of effort provision pursuant to the NY SUNY 2020
legislation enacted in 2011, so that at a minimum, they will receive
prior year levels of funding from the State. While this legislation
will not solve the financial problems of these institutions, it is
desperately needed to help stop the bleeding of state disinvestment to
these critical state facilities.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2014 S.7725/A.9530

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :  This act shall take effect April 1, 2016; provided
that the amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph b 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.

S281 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   281

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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, 2016; 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.

                                                           LBD03380-01-5

Co-Sponsors

S281A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5370
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S7725, A9530

S281A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

S281A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S281A

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 and section 6206 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. It also adds
building rentals and SUNY's maintenance of effort provision. It also
adds building rentals and fringe benefits to items which should be
included in the Maintenance of Effort for the SUNY and CUNY systems.
This bill will make the MOE permanent and disconnect it from Tuition
Increase bill Chapter 260 of 2011.

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 bum 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
play a critical role in providing essential health care service to the
State and communities they serve, the State has consistently reduced
funding to these institutions over the last decade. In 2010, State
support was reduced by almost 47 percent. These cuts have placed these
institutions in serious financial jeopardy and have threatened their
ability to carry out their health care service and academic missions.
The enactment of this legislation is necessary to clarify that the
Legislature intended for the health science centers to be part of the
State's maintenance of effort provision pursuant to the NY SUNY 2020
legislation enacted in 2011, so that at a minimum, they will receive
prior year levels of funding from the State. While this legislation
will not solve the financial problems of these institutions, it is
desperately needed to help stop the bleeding of state disinvestment to
these critical state facilities:

This bill also clarifies what is to be included in the MOE besides the
SUNY hospitals. It shall include collective bargaining costs including
salary increments, fringe benefits and other non-personal services


costs such as utility costs and other inflationary expenses incurred
by the State University and the City University.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014 S.7725/A.9530

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately provided that:

(a) 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 be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph
pursuant to chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon
such date section two of this act shall take effect; and

(b) the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206
of the education law made by section three of this act shall be
subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to
chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended when upon such date
section four of this act shall take effect.

S281A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 281--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

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 (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision
2  of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the
laws of 2011, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to
read as follows:
  (IV) 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
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
PRIATE  AND  MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN  AMOUNT
NOT  LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN
THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
PRIATE  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL
MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY  HEALTH
SCIENCE  CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING  RENTALS  AND
OTHER  INFLATIONARY  EXPENSES  INCURRED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE
STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH  SCIENCE  CENTERS.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,  HOWEVER,

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

                                                           LBD03380-10-5

S. 281--A                           2

DECLARES  A  FISCAL  EMERGENCY,  AND  COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  STATE
SUPPORT  FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
SITY  MAY  BE  REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
  S 2. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of
section  355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws
of 1996, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to read
as follows:
  (IV) 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
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
PRIATE  AND  MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN  AMOUNT
NOT  LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN
THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
PRIATE  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL
MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY  HEALTH
SCIENCE  CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING  RENTALS  AND
OTHER  INFLATIONARY  EXPENSES  INCURRED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE
STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH  SCIENCE  CENTERS.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,  HOWEVER,
DECLARES  A  FISCAL  EMERGENCY,  AND  COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY  UNIVER-
SITY  MAY  BE  REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended by adding
a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
  (IV)  THE  STATE  SHALL  APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE  CITY
UNIVERSITY  IN  AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAT THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY  IN  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING  EXPENSE  FOR  THE
CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPRO-
PRIATED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  GENERAL  FUND
OPERATING  SUPPORT  TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS,
INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE  BENEFITS,  AND  OTHER  NON-PERSONAL
SERVICE  COSTS  SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,
HOWEVER, DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO
THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  AND  CITY
UNIVERSITY  MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND
THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.

S. 281--A                           3

  S 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, is amended by adding
a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
  (IV)  THE  STATE  SHALL  APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE
SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE  CITY
UNIVERSITY  IN  AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY  IN  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES  FOR  THE
CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPRO-
PRIATED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  GENERAL  FUND
OPERATING  SUPPORT  TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS,
INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE  BENEFITS,  AND  OTHER  NON-PERSONAL
SERVICE  COSTS  SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY  UNIVERSITY.    IF  THE  GOVERNOR,
HOWEVER, DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, STATE
SUPPORT  FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
SITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE  ANOTHER,  AND  THE
AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately provided that:
  (a)  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  be  subject  to the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph
pursuant to chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon  such
date section two of this act shall take effect; and
  (b)  the  amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206
of the education law made by section three of this act shall be  subject
to  the  expiration  and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to chapter
260 of the laws of 2011, as amended when upon such date section four  of
this act shall take effect.

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Jun 18, 2015 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2015

Jun 18, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2015

Jun 2, 2015 - Higher Education committee Vote

Higher Education Committee Vote: Jun 2, 2015

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S281 - Details

S281 - Summary

S281 - Sponsor Memo

S281 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S281A (ACTIVE) - Details

S281A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S281A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S281A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Kenneth P. LaValle

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5370 - Vetoed by Governor

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Votes

Jun 18, 2015 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2015

Jun 18, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2015

Jun 2, 2015 - Higher Education committee Vote

Higher Education Committee Vote: Jun 2, 2015

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

Patty Ritchie

S281 - Details

S281 - Summary

S281 - Sponsor Memo

S281 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

Tony Avella

Rich Funke

Patty Ritchie

S281A (ACTIVE) - Details

S281A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S281A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S281A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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