Assembly Bill A4425A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts The New Deal for CUNY

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A4425 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2146
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6221, 6206 & 6220, Ed L; amd §22-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5843, S4461

2023-A4425 - Summary

Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.

2023-A4425 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4425
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. REYES, L. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, ANDERSON, DAVILA,
   BURGOS, FORREST, GALLAGHER, WEPRIN, MITAYNES, TAYLOR, SIMON,  SEPTIMO,
   SAYEGH,  JACKSON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS, CRUZ, CARROLL, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  LAVINE,  CLARK,  KIM,  McDONOUGH,  MAMDANI,  FALL,
   TAPIA,  BENEDETTO,  BURDICK,  HEVESI,  JOYNER, OTIS, RIVERA, ZINERMAN,
   REILLY, GIBBS, DARLING, COLTON, COOK, DE LOS SANTOS,  PAULIN  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to enacting The New Deal for CUNY
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This enacts "The New Deal for CUNY".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The Legislature hereby  recognizes  the  need
 for  The New Deal for CUNY to ensure that the commitment the Legislature
 articulated in establishing the city university of New York is  extended
 to present and future generations.  The 1961 legislation recognized that
 the creation of a city university as a single unified system was "justi-
 fied"  by the special needs of a multi-racial urban constituency and the
 "vital importance" of creating opportunities for disadvantaged New York-
 ers. Those needs have only grown in the half-century since the  Legisla-
 ture's  action.  Yet  CUNY's  ability  to fulfill them has diminished as
 enrollment has skyrocketed and investment has failed to keep  pace.  The
 New  Deal for CUNY reimagines CUNY as the vital urban university it must
 be if it is to serve the people of New York. It enhances CUNY's historic
 role as a leader in educational  justice  and  economic  transformation.
 This  legislation restores free tuition, ensures adequate faculty staff-
 ing, and aligns student support with nationally  recommended  standards.
 In doing so, The New Deal for CUNY restores New York to national leader-
 ship  in  public  higher  education  and removes the barriers to student
 success that have prevented thousands of CUNY  students  from  realizing
 the  full potential of a college degree. The New Deal for CUNY gradually
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01527-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A4425A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2146
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6221, 6206 & 6220, Ed L; amd §22-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5843, S4461

2023-A4425A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.

2023-A4425A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4425--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. REYES, L. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, ANDERSON, DAVILA,
   BURGOS, FORREST, GALLAGHER, WEPRIN, MITAYNES, TAYLOR, SIMON,  SEPTIMO,
   SAYEGH,  JACKSON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS, CRUZ, CARROLL, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  LAVINE,  CLARK,  KIM,  McDONOUGH,  MAMDANI,  FALL,
   TAPIA,  BENEDETTO,  BURDICK,  HEVESI,  OTIS, RIVERA, ZINERMAN, REILLY,
   GIBBS, DARLING, COLTON,  COOK,  DE LOS SANTOS,  PAULIN,  BORES,  RAGA,
   ARDILA,  ZACCARO, ALVAREZ, SIMONE, LEE, SHIMSKY, SHRESTHA, JACOBSON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education --  recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to enacting The New Deal for CUNY
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This enacts "The New Deal for CUNY".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The Legislature hereby  recognizes  the  need
 for  The New Deal for CUNY to ensure that the commitment the Legislature
 articulated in establishing the city university of New York is  extended
 to present and future generations.  The 1961 legislation recognized that
 the creation of a city university as a single unified system was "justi-
 fied"  by the special needs of a multi-racial urban constituency and the
 "vital importance" of creating opportunities for disadvantaged New York-
 ers. Those needs have only grown in the half-century since the  Legisla-
 ture's  action.  Yet  CUNY's  ability  to fulfill them has diminished as
 enrollment has skyrocketed and investment has failed to keep  pace.  The
 New  Deal for CUNY reimagines CUNY as the vital urban university it must
 be if it is to serve the people of New York. It enhances CUNY's historic
 role as a leader in educational  justice  and  economic  transformation.
 This  legislation restores free tuition, ensures adequate faculty staff-
 ing, and aligns student support with nationally  recommended  standards.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01527-03-3
              

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