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                                   3071
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEPULVEDA, BIAGGI, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, SERRANO --
   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 the funding of certain
   CUNY programs by the state
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6217
 to read as follows:
   § 6217. ASAP AND ACE PROGRAM FUNDING. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE
 OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO-
 -TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE FISCAL YEAR, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND
 PAY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL ONE  HUNDRED
 FORTY-ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS  IN  FUNDING  FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK'S ACCELERATED STUDY IN ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS  (ASAP)  AND  ACCELERATE,
 COMPLETE,  ENGAGE  (ACE)  PROGRAM  FOR  THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE ACADEMIC YEAR. EACH FISCAL  YEAR  THEREAFTER,  THE
 STATE SHALL INCREASE SUCH FUNDING AMOUNT BY TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTUM UNTIL
 ONE  HUNDRED  PER  CENTUM  OF BOTH PROGRAMS IS FUNDED BY THE STATE.  THE
 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TOTAL FUNDING BY TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
   2. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE ACADEMIC
 YEAR  SUCH  FUNDING  FOR  THE  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK'S ACCELERATE,
 COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACE) PROGRAM  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  FULLY  FUND SUCH PROGRAM AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, MEDGAR EVERS
 COLLEGE, QUEENS COLLEGE, AND JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
   3. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE ACADEMIC
 YEAR SUCH FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S ACCELERATED STUDY IN  ASSO-
 CIATE  PROGRAMS (ASAP) REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 FULLY FUND SUCH PROGRAM AT QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BRONX COMMU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 NITY COLLEGE, KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND BOROUGH  OF  MANHATTAN
 COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
   4.  THE REMAINDER OF SUCH FUNDING FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK'S
 ACCELERATE,  COMPLETE,  ENGAGE  (ACE)  PROGRAM  AND ACCELERATED STUDY IN
 ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS (ASAP) SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS DEEMED  APPROPRIATE  TO
 PARTICIPATING  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK CAMPUSES AS DIRECTED BY THE
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   5. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR ACADEM-
 IC YEAR SUCH FUNDING SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
 UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK'S ACCELERATE, COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACE) PROGRAM AND
 ACCELERATED STUDY IN ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS (ASAP)  IN  ALL  REMAINING  CITY
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CAMPUSES AS SUCH FUNDING PERMITS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.