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A09804 Summary:

A09804 Actions:

A09804 Committee Votes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:07/14/2020AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Glick
Aye
Smith
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Salka
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Walczyk
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Pichardo
Aye
Simon
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Griffin
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Buttenschon
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:07/17/2020AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye
Joyner
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A09804 Floor Votes:

A09804 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A9804
 
SPONSOR: Hyndman

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the state university
of New York educational opportunity centers
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
Provides for the development of educational opportunity centers (EOCs)
to provide programs and services to educationally and economically chal-
lenged communities.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
The State University shall create a plan and guidelines for the organ-
ization, development, coordination and operation of EOCs. The Chancellor
of the State University shall appoint board of directors to assist with
the coordination, management and ongoing development of the EOCs.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Amend the Education Law to establish the State University of New York as
responsible for the development of educational opportunity centers in
educationally and economically challenged communities. The State Univer-
sity of New York is recommending that E3Cs be placed within Article 8 of
the Education Law. Their inclusion in the Education Law accomplishes the
following:
 
1. Codifies the EOCs as comprehensive institutions of higher education;
 
2. Acknowledges the EOCs as integral part of the continuum of the higher
education pipeline within the State University of New York;
 
3. Recognizes the historic and continuing record of higher education
access and service provided by the State University to the academically
and economically disadvantaged residents of New York State;

4. Recognizes the evolving efforts of the EOCs in serving critical state
needs related to welfare reduction, workforce innovation and digital
inclusion; and
 
5. Enables EOCs to access additional mission consistent revenue streams
to benefit disadvantaged populations.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2017-2018: S.3428 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2015-2016: S.1734/A.7073 - Referred to Higher Education
2013-2014: S.2705/A.8458 - Referred to Higher Education 2011-2012:
S.5468/A.2586 - Referred to Higher Education
2009-2010: (A.3093) - Referred to Higher Education
2007-2008: (A.7956-A) - Passed Assembly
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE: :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after becom-
ing law; with provisions.

A09804 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9804
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 13, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  state  university
          of New York educational opportunity centers
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  352  of  the  education  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  552  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    3. The state university shall consist of the four  university  centers
     5  at  Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated colleges
     6  of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo,
     7  New Paltz, Old  Westbury,  Oneonta,  Oswego,  Plattsburgh,  Potsdam  and
     8  Purchase,  empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges
     9  at Alfred, Canton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Farmingdale and Morrisville, down-
    10  state medical center, upstate medical center, the college of  optometry,
    11  the college of environmental science and forestry, maritime college, the
    12  college  of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or contract colleges
    13  at Cornell university and Alfred university, and such additional univer-
    14  sities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and research centers
    15  as have been or hereafter may  be  acquired,  established,  operated  or
    16  contracted  to  be  operated  for  the  state  by  the  state university
    17  trustees, including, but not limited to educational opportunity  centers
    18  as defined in this article.
    19    §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 355-d to
    20  read as follows:
    21    § 355-d. Educational opportunity centers. 1. There  shall  be  created
    22  within  the  state  university  of  New  York  a comprehensive system of
    23  tuition  free  higher  education  institutions  providing  programs  and
    24  services  that  promote  the  growth and stability of the state's educa-
    25  tionally and economically challenged communities as referred to in  this
    26  section as educational opportunity centers.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10740-01-9
        A. 9804                             2
 
     1    2.    Such educational opportunity centers shall be managed and super-
     2  vised by the state university and shall provide  programs  and  services
     3  that include, but are not limited to:
     4    (a)  academic programs leading to and increasing persistence in higher
     5  education;
     6    (b) vocational programs leading to career pathways, gainful employment
     7  and self-sufficiency;
     8    (c) counseling and guidance services to enhance student retention;
     9    (d) targeted services for business and industry to upgrade  the  skill
    10  levels  of  emerging  and  incumbent  workers  such  that  they  support
    11  increased productivity and the creation and retention  of  job  opportu-
    12  nities;
    13    (e)  collaboration  with  secondary  schools to assist in the academic
    14  preparation of at-risk youth;
    15    (f) collaborative programs with colleges and universities to  increase
    16  opportunities for center graduates for advanced placement and receipt of
    17  academic credits for academic work completed at such center;
    18    (g)  collaboration  with  other  state  and  local agencies, workforce
    19  development boards and charitable organizations to meet emerging  state-
    20  wide priorities for serving the disadvantaged; and
    21    (h)  entrepreneurial training opportunities that may lead to community
    22  economic development.
    23    3. The state university shall formulate a plan and guidelines for  the
    24  organization,  development,  coordination  and  operation of educational
    25  opportunity centers and may promulgate such rules and regulations neces-
    26  sary to carry out the  provisions  of  this  section.  Such  plan  shall
    27  include:
    28    (a) definition of academic and economic eligibility provided, however,
    29  that state residency be a minimum eligibility requirement;
    30    (b)  procedures  for the selection of such students for admission to a
    31  center;
    32    (c) program objectives including coordination  with  the  university's
    33  long range mission and goals; and
    34    (d) program evaluation and reporting.
    35    4.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the employees
    36  of the educational opportunity centers operated in cooperation with  the
    37  city  university of New York and/or a college within the city university
    38  of New York shall be employees of the city university of  New  York  and
    39  shall  retain  their respective bargaining unit representation.  Nothing
    40  in this section shall be deemed to waive or impair any rights  or  bene-
    41  fits  of  employees  of  the  city university of New York that otherwise
    42  would be available to them pursuant to the terms of  agreements  between
    43  the  certified representatives of such employees and the city university
    44  of New York pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law.
    45    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    46  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    47  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    48  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    49  completed on or before such effective date.

A09804 LFIN:

 
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