NY State Senate Bill 2021-S1105

Senate Bill S1105

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

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2021-S1105 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §352, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3501
2011-2012: S1631
2013-2014: S3019
2015-2016: S1644
2017-2018: S771
2019-2020: S5551
2023-2024: S290

2021-S1105 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers within the state university system.

2021-S1105 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1105

SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for a
college of engineering and applied sciences within the state university
of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the state universi-
ty of New York to establish a four-year SUNY college of engineering and
applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will authorize and direct the trustees of the State University
of New York to create and establish, within the State University system
and subject to the jurisdiction of such Board of Trustees, a college of
engineering and applied sciences as a four-year State University of New
York in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 3 of section 352 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, to allow the
college of engineering and applied sciences at Yonkers to the list of
four University Centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Stony Brook.

Section 2 of the bill amends Chapter 319 of the laws of 2020 to add the
college of engineering and applied sciences at Yonkers to the list of
designated colleges.

Section 3 of the bill authorizes the trustees of the State University of
New York to immediately take actions to create and establish within the
state university system, and subject to the jurisdiction of such board
of trustees, a college of engineering and applied sciences as a four-
year state university of New York in the city of Yonkers, county of
Westchester.

Section 4 sets an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

City of Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the State of New York.
Three of the five largest cities, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester have
various established institutions of higher learning. Yonkers, however,
does not house any major public universities or State University of New
York (SUNY) sites. It is the intent of this legislation to afford the
residents of the fourth largest city an opportunity to attend an
outstanding institution of higher learning.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:t. !

2008 - S.7801 - Died Higher Education Committee

2010 - S.3501 - Died Higher Education Committee

2012 - S.1631 - Died Higher Education Committee

2013 - 14 - S.3019 - Died Higher Education Committee

2015-16 - S.1644 - Died in Higher Education Committee

2017-18 - S.771 - Died in Higher Education Committee

2019-20 - S5551- Died in Higher Education Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined at this time.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S1105 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1105
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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  providing  for  a
   college of engineering and applied sciences within the state universi-
   ty  of  New  York  system;  and to authorize the trustees of the state
   university of New York to establish a four-year SUNY college of  engi-
   neering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  352  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  552  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The state university shall consist of the four  university  centers
 at  Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated colleges
 of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo,
 New Paltz, Old  Westbury,  Oneonta,  Oswego,  Plattsburgh,  Potsdam  and
 Purchase,  THE  COLLEGE  OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES AT YONKERS,
 empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges at Alfred,
 Canton,  Cobleskill,  Delhi,  Farmingdale  and  Morrisville,   downstate
 medical  center,  upstate  medical center, the college of optometry, the
 college of environmental science and  forestry,  maritime  college,  the
 college  of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or contract colleges
 at Cornell university and Alfred university, and such additional univer-
 sities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and research centers
 as have been or hereafter may  be  acquired,  established,  operated  or
 contracted  to  be  operated for the state by the state university trus-
 tees.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 352 of the education law, as amended  by
 chapter 319 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  state university shall consist of the four university centers
 at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated  colleges

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

                                                            LBD02556-02-1

 S. 1105                             2
 
 of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo,
 New  Paltz,  Old  Westbury,  Oneonta,  Oswego,  Plattsburgh, Potsdam and
 Purchase, THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED  SCIENCES  AT  YONKERS,
 empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges at Alfred,
 Canton,   Cobleskill,  Delhi,  Farmingdale  and  Morrisville,  downstate
 medical center, upstate medical center, the college  of  optometry,  the
 college  of  environmental  science  and forestry, maritime college, the
 college of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or contract  colleges
 at Cornell university and Alfred university, and such additional univer-
 sities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and research centers
 as  have  been  or  hereafter  may be acquired, established, operated or
 contracted to be operated for the state by the  state  university  trus-
 tees,  including,  but not limited to educational opportunity centers as
 defined in this article.
   § 3. (a) The trustees of the state university of New York  are  hereby
 authorized  and  directed  to immediately take all actions to create and
 establish within the state university system, and subject to the  juris-
 diction  of such board of trustees, a college of engineering and applied
 sciences as a four-year state university of New  York  in  the  city  of
 Yonkers, county of Westchester.
   (b)  The  board  of  trustees of the state university shall select the
 location of such college within the city of Yonkers and provide for such
 college to be an accessible, affordable, competitive,  four-year,  bach-
 elor's level, degree-granting college of the state university.
   (c)  The  purpose  of this college of engineering and applied sciences
 shall be to offer majors in  industrial/manufacturing,  engineering  and
 technology,  transportation  engineering  and technology, computer engi-
 neering and technology, telecommunications engineering  and  technology,
 environmental  engineering  and  technology,  biomedical engineering and
 technology, civil engineering and technology and the history of  econom-
 ics of science and technology.
   (d)  The  board  of trustees of the state university of New York shall
 conduct all the duties required under article 8  of  the  education  law
 upon  the  establishment  of the state university of New York college of
 engineering and applied sciences at Yonkers, establish  a  master  plan,
 establish  standards  and promulgate any necessary rules and regulations
 for the establishment of such college.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
 the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 352 of the education law made
 by section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same  manner  as  section  1  of  chapter  319 of the laws of 2020 takes
 effect.

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