Bill Text: NY A00934 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Clarifies that the SUNY health science centers are included in the maintenance of effort provision pursuant to Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2011.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-2)

Status: (Vetoed) 2017-12-18 - tabled [A00934 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 1596                                                   A. 934
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    January 10, 2017
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        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, ORTT -- read twice and ordered
          printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher
          Education
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Higher Education
        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:
     1    Section 1. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision
     2  2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part D
     3  of  chapter  54  of the laws of 2016, is renumbered clause (v) and a new
     4  clause (iv) is added to read as follows:
     5    (iv) The state shall appropriate annually and make  available  general
     6  fund  operating support including fringe benefits, for the state univer-
     7  sity in an amount not less than the amount appropriated and made  avail-
     8  able  to the state university in state fiscal year two thousand eleven--
     9  two thousand  twelve.  Beginning  in  state  fiscal  year  two  thousand
    10  eighteen--two  thousand  nineteen and thereafter, the state shall appro-
    11  priate and make available general fund operating support for  the  state
    12  university  and the state university health science centers in an amount
    13  not less than the amounts separately appropriated and made available  in
    14  the  prior  state fiscal year; provided, further, the state shall appro-
    15  priate and make available general fund operating support  to  cover  all
    16  mandatory  costs of the state university and the state university health
    17  science centers, which shall include, but not be limited to,  collective
    18  bargaining costs including salary increments, fringe benefits, and other
    19  non-personal  service  costs such as utility costs, building rentals and
    20  other inflationary expenses incurred by the  state  university  and  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 1596                             2                             A. 934
     1  state  university  health  science  centers.  If  the governor, however,
     2  declares a fiscal emergency, and  communicates  such  emergency  to  the
     3  temporary  president  of  the  senate and speaker of the assembly, state
     4  support  for operating expenses at the state university and city univer-
     5  sity may be reduced in a manner proportionate to one  another,  and  the
     6  aforementioned provisions shall not apply.
     7    §  2. The opening paragraph of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdi-
     8  vision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter  437
     9  of  the  laws of 2015, is designated clause (i) and a new clause (ii) is
    10  added to read as follows:
    11    (ii) The state shall appropriate annually and make  available  general
    12  fund  operating support including fringe benefits, for the state univer-
    13  sity in an amount not less than the amount appropriated and made  avail-
    14  able  to the state university in state fiscal year two thousand eleven--
    15  two thousand  twelve.  Beginning  in  state  fiscal  year  two  thousand
    16  eighteen--two  thousand  nineteen and thereafter, the state shall appro-
    17  priate and make available general fund operating support for  the  state
    18  university  and the state university health science centers in an amount
    19  not less than the amounts separately appropriated and made available  in
    20  the  prior  state fiscal year; provided, further, the state shall appro-
    21  priate and make available general fund operating support  to  cover  all
    22  mandatory  costs of the state university and the state university health
    23  science centers, which shall include, but not be limited to,  collective
    24  bargaining costs including salary increments, fringe benefits, and other
    25  non-personal  service  costs such as utility costs, building rentals and
    26  other inflationary expenses incurred by the  state  university  and  the
    27  state  university  health  science  centers.  If  the governor, however,
    28  declares a fiscal emergency, and  communicates  such  emergency  to  the
    29  temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly, the state
    30  support  for operating expenses at the state university and city univer-
    31  sity may be reduced in a manner proportionate to one  another,  and  the
    32  aforementioned provisions shall not apply.
    33    §  3.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
    34  law, as amended by section 2 of part D of chapter  54  of  the  laws  of
    35  2016, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
    36    (iv)  The  state  shall  appropriate annually and make available state
    37  support for operating expenses, including fringe benefits, for the  city
    38  university  in  an amount not less that the amount appropriated and made
    39  available to the city university  in  state  fiscal  year  two  thousand
    40  eleven--two thousand twelve. Beginning in state fiscal year two thousand
    41  eighteen--two  thousand  nineteen and thereafter, the state shall appro-
    42  priate and make available state support for operating  expense  for  the
    43  city university in an amount not less than the amounts separately appro-
    44  priated  and  made  available  in the prior state fiscal year; provided,
    45  further, the state shall appropriate and  make  available  general  fund
    46  operating  support  to cover all mandatory costs of the city university,
    47  which shall include, but not be limited to, collective bargaining costs,
    48  including salary increments, fringe  benefits,  and  other  non-personal
    49  service  costs  such as utility costs, building rentals and other infla-
    50  tionary expenses incurred by  the  city  university.  If  the  governor,
    51  however, declares a fiscal emergency, and communicates such emergency to
    52  the  temporary  president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly,
    53  state support for operating expenses of the state  university  and  city
    54  university  may be reduced in a manner proportionate to one another, and
    55  the aforementioned provisions shall not apply.
        S. 1596                             3                             A. 934
     1    § 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
     2  law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, is amended by adding
     3  a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
     4    (iv)  The  state  shall  appropriate annually and make available state
     5  support for operating expenses, including fringe benefits, for the  city
     6  university  in  an amount not less than the amount appropriated and made
     7  available to the city university  in  state  fiscal  year  two  thousand
     8  eleven--two thousand twelve. Beginning in state fiscal year two thousand
     9  eighteen--two  thousand  nineteen and thereafter, the state shall appro-
    10  priate and make available state support for operating expenses  for  the
    11  city university in an amount not less than the amounts separately appro-
    12  priated  and  made  available  in the prior state fiscal year; provided,
    13  further, the state shall appropriate and  make  available  general  fund
    14  operating  support  to cover all mandatory costs of the city university,
    15  which shall include, but not be limited to, collective bargaining costs,
    16  including salary increments, fringe  benefits,  and  other  non-personal
    17  service  costs  such as utility costs, building rentals and other infla-
    18  tionary expenses incurred by the city  university.    If  the  governor,
    19  however, declares a fiscal emergency, and communicates such emergency to
    20  the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly, state
    21  support  for operating expenses of the state university and city univer-
    22  sity may be reduced in a manner proportionate to one  another,  and  the
    23  aforementioned provisions shall not apply.
    24    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately provided that:
    25    (a)  the  amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2
    26  of section 355 of the education law made by  section  one  of  this  act
    27  shall  be  subject  to the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph
    28  pursuant to chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon  such
    29  date section two of this act shall take effect; and
    30    (b)  the  amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206
    31  of the education law made by section three of this act shall be  subject
    32  to  the  expiration  and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to chapter
    33  260 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon such date section four of
    34  this act shall take effect.