New York A 4722: Enacts the "Stony Brook university quality higher education and economic development act"

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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4722
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law and the public authorities law, in
relation to authorizing increased flexibility for the state university
of New York at Stony Brook (Part A); to amend the education law, in
relation to the use of state university of New York at Stony Brook
property (Part B); to amend the education law, the state finance law
and the tax law, in relation to the ability of the state university
trustees to purchase items and enter into contracts and agreements
(Part C); to amend the education law and the state finance law, in
relation to the distribution of money received from various sources
related to the state university of New York at Stony Brook (Part D);
and to amend the education law, in relation to providing that certain
lease of the state university of New York at Stony Brook need not be
submitted to the attorney general for his or her approval (Part E)
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stony
2 Brook University quality higher education and economic development act".
3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
4 Stony Brook University is and continues to be a strong and valued player
5 in the Long Island economy. The state must recognize the benefit of
6 strengthening its partnership with Stony Brook University in terms of
7 creating jobs and keeping individuals gainfully employed. Stony Brook
8 University must also continue to focus on its contributions to the local
9 economy and the role it can play beyond the Long Island region.
10 Stony Brook University ranks among the foremost research academic
11 institutions in the world. The University must continue to ensure a
12 quality education for all of its students, advance its research and
13 clinical missions, and remain competitive with the other 61 Association
14 of American Universities institutions across the nation. Its research
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 and development park, along with Brookhaven National Laboratory, will
2 also serve a critical role in the development of high technologies,
3 bio-technologies, and medical technologies and will continue to stimu-
4 late the economy and provide jobs and be the foundation for further
5 alliances with public and private research entities.
6 Finally, the legislature intends to provide Stony Brook University
7 greater flexibility and resources to ensure the continued delivery of
8 the highest quality education to its students, the future workforce for
9 our communities; University Hospital and Medical Center, the safety net
10 for critical care on Long Island, and the training site for the future
11 medical professionals; the necessary support for its faculty, and the
12 tools to drive our economy back to prosperity.
13 § 3. This act enacts into law major components of legislation which
14 are necessary for the efficient and productive operation of this state.
15 Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A
16 through E. The effective date or dates for each particular provision
17 contained within such Part are set forth in the last section of such
18 Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, including
19 the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to a section "of
20 this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall
21 be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
22 which it is found.
23 PART A
24 Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
25 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4-a to read as follows:
26 (4-a) Commencing with the two thousand twenty academic year, the pres-
27 ident of the state university of New York at Stony Brook, in consulta-
28 tion with the Stony Brook Council, is authorized to request revenues for
29 students enrolled in degree granting programs at the state university of
30 New York at Stony Brook with the prior approval of the trustees.
31 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the public
32 authorities law is amended by adding two new undesignated paragraphs to
33 read as follows:
34 The state university of New York at Stony Brook, in connection with
35 the financing, refinancing, acquisition, design, development,
36 construction, reconstruction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement,
37 expansion, furnishing and equipping of, or otherwise providing for
38 academic buildings, dormitories, and other facilities on lands held by
39 the state of New York for the benefit of the state university of New
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