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A10493 Summary:

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Enacts the "Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge program protection and accountability act" establishing funding allocation and transparency requirements, audit requirements, and reporting requirements for the Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge program at the city university of New York.

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03/06/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10493

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "Percy
 Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge program
 protection and accountability act of 2026" which strengthens legisla-
 tive oversight, fiscal transparency, and equitable administration of
 the SEEK program at the city university of New York

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge
 3 program protection and accountability act of 2026".
 4 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 5 declares:
 6 a. The Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and know-
 7 ledge (SEEK) program was established by statute in 1966 to expand educa-
 8 tional opportunities for economically disadvantaged and academically
 9 underprepared students who would not otherwise be admitted to the city
 10 university of New York.
 11 b. In 2026, the SEEK program enters its sixtieth year of operation,
 12 having served as the national model for high-impact, wrap-around, holis-
 13 tic student support services that ensure academic success for disenfran-
 14 chised New Yorkers of all races and backgrounds.
 15 c. The SEEK program provides direct access to baccalaureate degrees
 16 for students who otherwise would not be admitted to the institution and
 17 helps mitigate the social and economic costs to the state associated
 18 with generational poverty and educational opportunity gaps.
 19 d. The SEEK program serves a critical population including out-of-
 20 school, out-of-work youth and individuals whose life patterns are char-
 21 acterized by historical economic and educational disadvantages.
 22 e. Despite sustained and increased legislative appropriations for the
 23 SEEK program, the legislature has observed concerning patterns of admin-
 24 istrative erosion, including: the omission of SEEK from university stra-
 25 tegic planning documents; outdated institutional guidelines dating back

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 thirty years; high turnover in central administrative leadership result-
 2 ing in loss of institutional knowledge and programmatic continuity;
 3 persistent delays in allocation of funds to programs; inconsistent
 4 staffing patterns; diminishment in stature and downgrading of SEEK from
 5 departments into programs; and the lack of investment in professional
 6 development, academic advancement, or scholarship incentives that would
 7 enhance staff expertise and program quality.
 8 f. These conditions are inconsistent with legislative intent to
 9 provide equal educational opportunity to students who have faced system-
 10 ic barriers to higher education and to address generational poverty
 11 through accessible pathways to degree completion.
 12 g. The legislature possesses constitutional and statutory authority to
 13 oversee and direct the use of state appropriations and to ensure that
 14 legislative appropriations for SEEK are fully and equitably adminis-
 15 tered, that SEEK remains central to the city university's mission, and
 16 that the prog