A 2094: Requires the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage; requires the board of trustees of community colleges to report to the state comptroller on an annual basis the amount of such additional operating costs.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2094 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6304-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 6304-b. State aid for community college day care centers. Each 4 community college within the state that has a day care center shall be 5 provided annually with state funds from the general fund for the purpose 6 of offsetting additional costs to such community colleges due to an 7 increase in the state minimum wage. Such additional funds shall match 8 any additional day care center operating costs associated with an 9 increase in the state minimum wage. The board of trustees of the commu- 10 nity college shall report to the state comptroller on an annual basis 11 the amount of such additional operating costs. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05680-01-5