What's happening
This bill requires the governor to submit five-year capital plans fully funding critical maintenance needs for SUNY and CUNY campuses.
Why it matters
Mandates long-term, transparent planning. Requiring the governor to submit five-year capital plans makes state investments in SUNY and CUNY infrastructure more predictable, allowing campuses to better plan for critical repairs and upgrades.
Prioritizes maintenance over new projects. The bill ensures that 100% of identified critical maintenance needs are funded before resources go to new infrastructure or major capital initiatives, emphasizing the upkeep and safety of existing facilities.
Uses industry standards for accountability. By introducing the facility condition index (FCI) as a benchmark, the bill creates a measurable way to track whether state investments are actually improving campus conditions, leading to data-driven decisions and accountability.
Ensures equitable distribution. Requiring that capital funds be apportioned based on a methodology developed in consultation with both SUNY and CUNY, the bill aims to ensure fair allocation of resources across campuses, reducing disparities in campus conditions.
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Fund College Maintenance Plans
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Sponsors
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History
- Tabled
- Vetoed memo.205
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.744
- Substituted for S1625
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.204
- Rules report cal.204
Show 4 earlier actions
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Fund SUNY and CUNY Repairs
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 1625 A. 967
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2017
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to five-year capital plans for 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 22-c of the state finance law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. For the fiscal year beginning on April first, two thousand eighteen and every fifth fiscal year thereafter, the governor shall submit to the legislature as part of the annual executive budget, five-year capital plans for the state university of New York state-operated campuses and city university of New York senior colleges. Such plans shall provide for the annual appropriation of capital funds to cover one hundred percent of the annual critical maintenance needs identified by each university system, and may include funds for new infrastructure or other major capital initiatives, provided that such funding for new infrastructure or other major capital initiatives shall not count towards meeting the overall critical maintenance requirement. In the event that such plan is unable to fund one hundred percent of the critical maintenance needs due to the limitation imposed by article five-B of this chapter, the director of the budget shall develop five-year capital plans whereby the implementation of each capital plan would annually reduce the overall facility condition index (FCI) for each university system. For the purposes of this subdivision, "facility condition index" shall mean an industry benchmark that measures the ratio of deferred maintenance dollars to replacement dollars for the purposes of analyzing
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the effect of investing in facility improvements. The apportionment of capital appropriations to each state-operated campus or senior college shall be based on a methodology to be developed by the director of the budget, in consultation with the state university of New York and city university of New York.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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