S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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Cal. No. 172
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 18, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third read-
ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order
of third reading
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 (vi) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision
2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part
JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(vi) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND
MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT AND FRINGE BENEFITS, 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 APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO
COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENE-
FITS, AND OTHER NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILD-
ING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLATIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS, AND ANY
INCREASE IN THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-
NINE-A OF THIS TITLE AS TUITION INCREASES ARE ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE GOVER-
NOR DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE 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; PROVIDED FURTHER, THE STATE
SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT TO FULLY FUND
THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-NINE-H OF THIS TITLE.
(VII) For the state university fiscal years commencing two thousand
eleven--two thousand twelve and ending two thousand fifteen--two thou-
sand sixteen, each university center may set aside a portion of its
tuition revenues derived from tuition increases to provide increased
financial aid for New York state resident undergraduate students whose
net taxable income is eighty thousand dollars or more subject to the
approval of a NY-SUNY 2020 proposal by the governor and the chancellor
of the state university of New York. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed as to authorize that students whose net taxable income is
eighty thousand dollars or more are eligible for tuition assistance
program awards pursuant to section six hundred sixty-seven of this
[chapter] TITLE.
§ 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
(VI) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND
MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT AND FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR
THE CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY
APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENER-
AL 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 INFLATIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY UNIVERSITY, AND ANY
INCREASE IN THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-
NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER AS TUITION INCREASES ARE ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE GOVER-
NOR 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 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; PROVIDED FURTHER, THE STATE
SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT TO FULLY FUND
THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-NINE-H OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3. 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 not affect the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph
pursuant to chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall
expire therewith; and
(b) the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206
of the education law made by section two of this act shall not affect
the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to chapter 260
of the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall expire therewith.