NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3445A

Senate Bill S3445A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs each community college to study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent funding formula and alternatives thereto

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 09, 2020	print number 3445a
Jan 09, 2020	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 08, 2020	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 20, 2019	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 04, 2019	advanced to third reading
Jun 03, 2019	2nd report cal.
May 30, 2019	1st report cal.1036
Feb 11, 2019	committee discharged and committed to higher education
Feb 07, 2019	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 20, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S3445A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2019
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  May 30, 2019 - Higher Education Committee Vote
  S3445A
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Higher Education Committee Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (10)
      
      Amedore
      
      Breslin
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      May
      
      Robach
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      excused (1)
      
      LaValle

Bill Amendments

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2019-S3445 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6304, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S5617

2019-S3445 - Summary

Directs each community college to study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent funding formula and alternatives thereto.

2019-S3445 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3445

SPONSOR: STAVISKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the community college funding study

 
PURPOSE:

Requires a study to consider alternative funding for community colleges.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Adds new subdivision 14 to section 6304 of the education law
to provide that SONY trustees shall require each community college pres-
ident in the system to establish an internal committee directed to study
the effectiveness of the current full-time equivalent (FTE) funding
formula and alternatives. Committees will consider funding of each
academic program while taking into account the specific mission, needs,
geographic location and unique characteristics of such community college
under review.

The new subdivision further provides that each internal committee shall
report recommendations to their university system's board of trustees on
December 1, 2019 and the board of trustees of each system shall report
recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Higher Educa-
tion Committees by January 1, 2020.

This bill also provides that CUNY central establish an internal commit-
tee to examine the same issues concerning community college funding and
report recommendations on the same timeline as SONY. The internal
committee shall report recommendations to the CONY board of trustees by
December 1, 2019 and the CUNY board of trustees shall report recommenda-
tions to the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Higher Education Commit-
tees by January 1, 2020.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

SUNY has recommended adopting a "hold harmless" model for their communi-
ty colleges because of issues related to enrollment. Because community
colleges are funded on an FTE model, a school that loses significant
enrollment will also lose significant operating aid.  SUNY has faced
funding cuts for community colleges because of decreasing enrollment.
This legislation will allow the individual schools and the university
systems as a whole, a chance to examine the issue and offer recommenda-
tions.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S 5617B - referred to Higher Education; A 7560-B - referred to
Ways and Means.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S3445 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3445
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
   community college funding study
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6304 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING STUDY. A. (I) THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUS-
 TEES SHALL REQUIRE EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT IN THE STATE UNIVER-
 SITY SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE THAT SHALL BE DIRECTED TO
 STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)  FUND-
 ING  FORMULA  AND ALTERNATIVES BASED ON FUNDING BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT
 TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC MISSION, NEEDS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION  AND
 UNIQUENESS OF SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
   (II) THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY EACH SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 PRESIDENT  SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
 PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED TO SUCH TRUSTEES TO AID IN THE
 CREATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND
 SHALL CONSULT WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAIN-
 ING ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS FACULTY, HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS
 AND  THE REGIONAL STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNCIL
 IN SUCH REGION, IF APPLICABLE.
   (III) EACH INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER:
   (A) THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT FTE FUNDING MODEL ON OVERALL FUNDING FOR
 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ALTERNATIVES TO SUCH MODEL;
   (B) THE CREATION OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT MAY  BE  BENEFICIAL  IN
 SUPPORTING REGIONAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY WORKFORCE NEEDS;
   (C)   DUPLICATION  OF  ACADEMIC  DEGREE  PROGRAMS  IN  SUCH  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE'S REGION; AND
   (D) ANY OTHER ISSUES THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE DEEMS NECESSARY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06753-01-9

 S. 3445                             2
 
   (IV) EACH INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 NINETEEN, AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REPORT RECOM-
 MENDATIONS  TO  THE  CHAIRS  OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
 COMMITTEES  BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT
 NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE A CHANGE IN  STATE
 SUPPORT.
   B.  (I)  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ESTABLISH AN INTERNAL
 COMMITTEE THAT SHALL BE DIRECTED  TO  STUDY  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  THE
 CURRENT  FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FUNDING FORMULA IN USE AT ITS COMMU-
 NITY COLLEGES AND ALTERNATIVES BASED ON FUNDING BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM. THE
 INTERNAL  COMMITTEE  SHALL  INCLUDE  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES.
   (II)  THIS  INTERNAL  COMMITTEE SHALL CONSULT WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED BY  SUCH
 TRUSTEES  TO AID IN THE CREATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION,  AND  SHALL  CONSULT  WITH  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  THE
 EMPLOYEE  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS FACULTY AND
 HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.
   (III) THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER:
   (A) THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT FTE FUNDING MODEL ON OVERALL FUNDING FOR
 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ALTERNATIVES TO SUCH MODEL;
   (B) THE CREATION OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT MAY  BE  BENEFICIAL  IN
 SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY WORKFORCE NEEDS;
   (C) DUPLICATION OF ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE CITY; AND
   (D) ANY OTHER ISSUES THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   (IV)  THE  INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY
 UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL  REPORT  RECOMMENDATIONS
 TO  THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEES BY
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, PROVIDED HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  IN
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO  REQUIRE A CHANGE IN STATE SUPPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6304, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S5617

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs each community college to study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent funding formula and alternatives thereto.

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3445A

SPONSOR: STAVISKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
community college funding study

 
PURPOSE:

Requires a study to consider alternative funding for community colleges.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Adds new subdivision 14 to section 6304 of the education law
to provide that SUNY trustees shall require each community college pres-
ident in the system to establish an internal committee directed to study
the effectiveness of the current full-time equivalent (FTE) funding
formula and alternatives. Committees will consider funding of each
academic program while taking into account the specific mission, needs,
geographic location and unique characteristics of such community college

under review.

The new subdivision further provides that each internal committee shall
report recommendations to their university system's board of trustees on
December 1, 2020 and the board of trustees of each system shall report
recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Higher Educa-
tion Committees by January 1, 2021.

This bill also provides that CUNY central establish an internal commit-
tee to examine the same issues concerning community college funding and
report recommendations on the same timeline as SUNY. The internal
committee shall report recommendations to the CUNY board of trustees by
December 1, 2020 and the CUNY board of trustees shall report recommenda-
tions to the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Higher Education Commit-
tees by January 1, 2021.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Because community college enrollment runs countercyclical to the econo-
my, and their funding is linked to enrollment, some community colleges
have occasionally faced state-share cuts that were difficult to absorb.
The 2019 enacted budget made welcome progress by establishing a 98%
funding floor, which benefited ten colleges that would have otherwise
seen cuts. However, the current funding model still stands to benefit
from more analysis to examine alternative and creative funding models
for the community college system. This legislation will allow both the
individual schools and the university systems a chance to examine the
current funding model and offer recommendations.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: Passed Senate.
2018: S 5617B - referred to Higher Education; A 7560-B - referred to
Ways and Means.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3445--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, LAVALLE, BIAGGI, GALLIVAN, HELMING, KRUEG-
   ER,  MONTGOMERY,  SEWARD  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
   to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   community college funding study
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6304 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING STUDY. A. (I) THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUS-
 TEES SHALL REQUIRE EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT IN THE STATE UNIVER-
 SITY SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE THAT SHALL BE DIRECTED TO
 STUDY  THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FUND-
 ING FORMULA AND ALTERNATIVES BASED ON FUNDING BY ACADEMIC  PROGRAM  THAT
 TAKES  INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC MISSION, NEEDS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND
 UNIQUENESS OF SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
   (II) THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY EACH SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 PRESIDENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES  AND
 PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED TO SUCH TRUSTEES TO AID IN THE
 CREATION  OF  RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, AND
 SHALL CONSULT WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAIN-
 ING ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS FACULTY, HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS
 AND THE REGIONAL STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY COLLEGE  COUNCIL
 IN SUCH REGION, IF APPLICABLE.
   (III) EACH INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER:
   (A) THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT FTE FUNDING MODEL ON OVERALL FUNDING FOR
 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ALTERNATIVES TO SUCH MODEL;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06753-02-0

 S. 3445--A                          2
 
   (B)  THE  CREATION  OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE BENEFICIAL IN
 SUPPORTING REGIONAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY WORKFORCE NEEDS;
   (C)   DUPLICATION  OF  ACADEMIC  DEGREE  PROGRAMS  IN  SUCH  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE'S REGION; AND
   (D) ANY OTHER ISSUES THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   (IV) EACH INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY,  AND  THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REPORT RECOM-
 MENDATIONS TO THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 COMMITTEES  BY  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE PROVIDED HOWEVER,
 THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE A  CHANGE  IN
 STATE SUPPORT.
   B.  (I)  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ESTABLISH AN INTERNAL
 COMMITTEE THAT SHALL BE DIRECTED  TO  STUDY  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  THE
 CURRENT  FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) FUNDING FORMULA IN USE AT ITS COMMU-
 NITY COLLEGES AND ALTERNATIVES BASED ON FUNDING BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM. THE
 INTERNAL  COMMITTEE  SHALL  INCLUDE  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES.
   (II)  THIS  INTERNAL  COMMITTEE SHALL CONSULT WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED BY  SUCH
 TRUSTEES  TO AID IN THE CREATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION,  AND  SHALL  CONSULT  WITH  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  THE
 EMPLOYEE  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS FACULTY AND
 HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.
   (III) THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER:
   (A) THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT FTE FUNDING MODEL ON OVERALL FUNDING FOR
 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ALTERNATIVES TO SUCH MODEL;
   (B) THE CREATION OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT MAY  BE  BENEFICIAL  IN
 SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY WORKFORCE NEEDS;
   (C) DUPLICATION OF ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE CITY; AND
   (D) ANY OTHER ISSUES THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   (IV)  THE  INTERNAL COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY
 UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY,
 AND  THE  CITY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
 TO THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEES  BY
 JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING
 IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE  CONSTRUED  TO    REQUIRE  A  CHANGE  IN  STATE
 SUPPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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2019-S3445 - Details

2019-S3445 - Summary

2019-S3445 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3445 - Bill Text download pdf

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2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3445A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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