STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5617--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the community college funding study The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6304 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. Community college funding study. a. (i) The state university trus- 4 tees shall require each community college president in the state univer- 5 sity system to establish an internal committee that shall be directed to 6 study the effectiveness of the current full time equivalent (FTE) fund- 7 ing formula and alternatives based on funding by academic program that 8 takes into account the specific mission, needs, geographic location and 9 uniqueness of such community college. 10 (ii) The internal committee established by each such community college 11 president shall consult with the state university board of trustees and 12 provide information that may be requested to such trustees to aid in the 13 creation of recommendations required pursuant to this subdivision, and 14 may consult with higher education professionals and the regional state 15 university of New York community college council in such region, if 16 applicable. 17 (iii) Each internal committee shall consider: 18 (A) the effect of the current FTE funding model on overall funding for 19 the community college and alternatives to such model; 20 (B) the creation of new academic programs that may be beneficial in 21 supporting regional business and industry workforce needs; 22 (C) duplication of academic degree programs in such community 23 college's region; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11077-03-7

S. 5617--A 2 1 (D) any other issues the internal committee deems necessary. 2 (iv) Each internal committee shall report recommendations to the state 3 university system's board of trustees on December first, two thousand 4 seventeen, and the state university board of trustees shall report 5 recommendations to the chairs of the senate and assembly higher educa- 6 tion committees by January first, two thousand eighteen provided howev- 7 er, that nothing in this section shall be construed to require a change 8 in state support. 9 b. (i) The city university trustees shall establish an internal 10 committee that shall be directed to study the effectiveness of the 11 current full time equivalent (FTE) funding formula in use at its commu- 12 nity colleges and alternatives based on funding by academic program. The 13 internal committee shall include representatives of the community 14 colleges. 15 (ii) This internal committee shall consult with the city university 16 board of trustees and provide information that may be requested by such 17 trustees to aid in the creation of recommendations required pursuant to 18 this subdivision, and may consult with higher education professionals. 19 (iii) The internal committee shall consider: 20 (A) the effect of the current FTE funding model on overall funding for 21 the community colleges and alternatives to such model; 22 (B) the creation of new academic programs that may be beneficial in 23 supporting local businesses and industry workforce needs; 24 (C) duplication of academic degree programs in the city; and 25 (D) any other issues the internal committee deems necessary. 26 (iv) The internal committee shall report recommendations to the city 27 university's board of trustees on December first, two thousand seven- 28 teen, and the city university board of trustees shall report recommenda- 29 tions to the chairs of the senate and assembly higher education commit- 30 tees by January first, two thousand eighteen, provided however, that 31 nothing in this section shall be construed to require a change in state 32 support. 33 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.