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A 9034: Provides that state-funded SUNY programs shall be reimbursed at no less than 26% of the direct costs; allows state agencies to fund SUNY programs where such state agencies determine that such program would produce administrative efficiencies or cost savings.
What A 9034 does, verified September 15, 2026
The bill aims to provide financial support to the State University of New York (SUNY) programs funded by New York state agencies. The state will reimburse SUNY for at least 26% of the direct costs associated with these programs. This change applies to all SUNY programs funded by state agencies. The bill also allows state agencies to award sole-source contracts to the Research Foundation of SUNY, rather than soliciting proposals, when it's deemed that operating the program through SUNY would produce administrative efficiencies or cost savings. This provision takes effect immediately and applies to contracts awarded on or after the bill's effective date.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9034
- What is the current status of A 9034?
- As of September 15, 2026, A 9034 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 9034 pass?
- Not yet. A 9034 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9034, and where is it now?
- A 9034 was authored by Asm. John McDonald with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, September 5, 2025 · 325 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9034 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to funding of state university of New York programs by state agencies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. All New York state sponsored programs conducted by the 2 state university of New York and funded by a New York state agency shall 3 be reimbursed at no less than twenty-six percent of the direct costs 4 necessary to fulfill the obligations of such program's terms related to 5 costs not otherwise allowable as a direct charge. 6 § 2. Section 179-ee of the state finance law is amended by adding a 7 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 8 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contra- 9 ry, for the purposes of a contract for a New York state sponsored 10 program conducted by the state university of New York and funded by a 11 state agency, a state agency may award a sole source contract to the 12 research foundation of the state university of New York, on behalf of 13 the state of New York, when the state agency determines that operation 14 of such sponsored program by the state university of New York would 15 produce administrative efficiencies or cost savings or program results 16 which would exceed those likely to be achieved through the use of a 17 request for proposals. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to 19 contracts awarded on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11661-01-5
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