Requires state to pay all capital costs of the Medgar Evers college of the city university of New York

BILL NUMBER:S2417

Title of bill

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the capital costs of Medgar Evers college

Purpose or general idea of bill

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the capital costs of Medgar Evers college; and to repeal paragraph (ii) of subdivision E of section 6221 of such law.

Justification

Out of City University schools, Medgar Evers is the only senior college whose capital projects are not funded by the State. Medgar Evers' operational funding was restored to senior college status in 1994; however, because the capital funding formula was not adjusted to comply with that of other senior colleges, Medgar Evers must continue to compete for capital dollars from the considerably smaller pool of funds allocated to the community colleges. Medgar Evers is further put at a disadvantage because an allocation of capital dollars to the community colleges from the State does not necessarily assure that the city will match those dollars. It is only fair that Medgar Evers be treated as an equal among the other CUNY schools by receiving capital funding that is calculated by the same formula.

Prior legislative history

2006: Old Assembly Bill Number A.9743 01/31/06: Referred to Higher Education 06/13/06: Reported Referred to Ways and Means 06/14/06: Reported Referred to Rules 06/19/06: Reported 06/19/06: Rules Report Cal.955 06/19/06: Ordered to Third Reading Rules Cal.955 06/19/06: Passed Assembly 06/19/06: Delivered to Senate 06/19/06: Referred to Rules 01/09/08: Referred to Higher Education 2010: A.3299/S.711 Held in Higher Education

Fiscal implications

To be determined.

Effective date

On the thirtieth day after it shall become a law, provided that no provision of this act shall be construed to affect the amounts appropriated by the city of New York for the capital costs of of Medgar Evers college for any fiscal year of such city ending on or before June 2013.