Bill Text: NY S00281 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-18 - SUBSTITUTED BY A5370A [S00281 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00281-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                        281--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education
         --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
         and recommitted to said committee
       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 chapter 260 of the
    3  laws of 2011, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to
    4  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
    9  ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
   10  SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN 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
   21  STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH  SCIENCE  CENTERS.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,  HOWEVER,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03380-10-5
       S. 281--A                           2
    1  DECLARES  A  FISCAL  EMERGENCY,  AND  COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
    2  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  STATE
    3  SUPPORT  FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVER-
    4  SITY  MAY  BE  REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
    5  AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
    6    S 2. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of
    7  section  355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws
    8  of 1996, is renumbered clause (v) and a new clause (iv) is added to read
    9  as follows:
   10    (IV) THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE  AVAILABLE  GENERAL
   11  FUND  OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE STATE UNIVER-
   12  SITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE  AVAIL-
   13  ABLE  TO  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  IN  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
   14  ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
   15  SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
   16  PRIATE  AND  MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE STATE
   17  UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN  AMOUNT
   18  NOT  LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN
   19  THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE  SHALL  APPRO-
   20  PRIATE  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL
   21  MANDATORY COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY  HEALTH
   22  SCIENCE  CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE
   23  BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
   24  NON-PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING  RENTALS  AND
   25  OTHER  INFLATIONARY  EXPENSES  INCURRED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE
   26  STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH  SCIENCE  CENTERS.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,  HOWEVER,
   27  DECLARES  A  FISCAL  EMERGENCY,  AND  COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE
   28  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE STATE
   29  SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY  UNIVER-
   30  SITY  MAY  BE  REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE
   31  AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
   32    S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
   33  law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended by adding
   34  a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
   35    (IV)  THE  STATE  SHALL  APPROPRIATE ANNUALLY AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE
   36  SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR THE  CITY
   37  UNIVERSITY  IN  AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAT THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AND MADE
   38  AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY  IN  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
   39  ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
   40  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
   41  PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING  EXPENSE  FOR  THE
   42  CITY UNIVERSITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPRO-
   43  PRIATED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED,
   44  FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  GENERAL  FUND
   45  OPERATING  SUPPORT  TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY,
   46  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS,
   47  INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE  BENEFITS,  AND  OTHER  NON-PERSONAL
   48  SERVICE  COSTS  SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
   49  TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR,
   50  HOWEVER, DECLARES A FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO
   51  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
   52  STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  AND  CITY
   53  UNIVERSITY  MAY BE REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND
   54  THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY.
       S. 281--A                           3
    1    S 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  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN 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    S 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.
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