Bill Text: NY S05617 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 5617 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Directs each community college to study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent funding formula and alternatives thereto.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S05617 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05617-Amended.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5617--B
            Cal. No. 1005
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 20, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, HELMING -- 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  --  reported  favorably  from  said
          committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
          reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
          order of third reading
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
          community college funding study
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  6304 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
     3    14. Community college funding study. a. (i) The state university trus-
     4  tees shall require each community college president in the state univer-
     5  sity system to establish an internal committee that shall be directed to
     6  study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent (FTE)  fund-
     7  ing  formula  and alternatives based on funding by academic program that
     8  takes into account the specific mission, needs, geographic location  and
     9  uniqueness of such community college.
    10    (ii) The internal committee established by each such community college
    11  president  shall consult with the state university board of trustees and
    12  provide information that may be requested to such trustees to aid in the
    13  creation of recommendations required pursuant to this  subdivision,  and
    14  shall consult with representatives from the employee collective bargain-
    15  ing organization that represents faculty, higher education professionals
    16  and  the regional state university of New York community college council
    17  in such region, if applicable.
    18    (iii) Each internal committee shall consider:
    19    (A) the effect of the current FTE funding model on overall funding for
    20  the community college and alternatives to such model;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11077-07-7

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     1    (B) the creation of new academic programs that may  be  beneficial  in
     2  supporting regional business and industry workforce needs;
     3    (C)   duplication  of  academic  degree  programs  in  such  community
     4  college's region; and
     5    (D) any other issues the internal committee deems necessary.
     6    (iv) Each internal committee shall report recommendations to the state
     7  university system's board of trustees on December  first,  two  thousand
     8  seventeen,  and  the  state  university  board  of trustees shall report
     9  recommendations to the chairs of the senate and assembly  higher  educa-
    10  tion  committees by January first, two thousand eighteen provided howev-
    11  er, that nothing in this section shall be construed to require a  change
    12  in state support.
    13    b.  (i)  The  city  university  trustees  shall  establish an internal
    14  committee that shall be directed  to  study  the  effectiveness  of  the
    15  current  full time equivalent (FTE) funding formula in use at its commu-
    16  nity colleges and alternatives based on funding by academic program. The
    17  internal  committee  shall  include  representatives  of  the  community
    18  colleges.
    19    (ii)  This  internal  committee shall consult with the city university
    20  board of trustees and provide information that may be requested by  such
    21  trustees  to aid in the creation of recommendations required pursuant to
    22  this subdivision,  and  shall  consult  with  representatives  from  the
    23  employee  collective bargaining organization that represents faculty and
    24  higher education professionals.
    25    (iii) The internal committee shall consider:
    26    (A) the effect of the current FTE funding model on overall funding for
    27  the community colleges and alternatives to such model;
    28    (B) the creation of new academic programs that may  be  beneficial  in
    29  supporting local businesses and industry workforce needs;
    30    (C) duplication of academic degree programs in the city; and
    31    (D) any other issues the internal committee deems necessary.
    32    (iv)  The  internal committee shall report recommendations to the city
    33  university's board of trustees on December first,  two  thousand  seven-
    34  teen, and the city university board of trustees shall report recommenda-
    35  tions  to the chairs of the senate and assembly higher education commit-
    36  tees by January first, two thousand  eighteen,  provided  however,  that
    37  nothing in this section shall be construed to  require a change in state
    38  support.
    39    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.