S 5814: Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state including the city university of New York's accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) and the accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program; provides state shall pay until both programs are fully funded.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5814 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state 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 6217 2 to read as follows: 3 § 6217. ASAP and ACE program funding. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule 4 or regulation to the contrary, beginning in the two thousand twenty-six- 5 -two thousand twenty-seven fiscal year, the state shall appropriate and 6 pay an amount equal to twenty-five per centum of the annual one hundred 7 forty-one million dollars in funding for the city university of New 8 York's accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) and accelerate, 9 complete, engage (ACE) program for the two thousand twenty-six--two 10 thousand twenty-seven academic year. Each fiscal year thereafter, the 11 state shall increase such funding amount by twenty-five per centum until 12 one hundred per centum of both programs is funded by the state. The 13 maximum amount of total funding by two thousand thirty shall not exceed 14 one hundred fifty million dollars. 15 2. For the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven academic 16 year such funding for the city university of New York's accelerate, 17 complete, engage (ACE) program required by subdivision one of this 18 section shall fully fund such program at Lehman College, Medgar Evers 19 College, Queens College, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 20 3. For the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven academic 21 year such funding for the city of New York's accelerated study in asso- 22 ciate programs (ASAP) required by subdivision one of this section shall 23 fully fund such program at Queensborough Community College, Bronx Commu- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10396-01-5 
 S. 5814 2 1 nity College, Kingsborough Community College, and Borough of Manhattan 2 Community College. 3 4. The remainder of such funding for the two thousand twenty-six--two 4 thousand twenty-seven academic year for the university of New York's 5 accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program and accelerated study in 6 associate programs (ASAP) shall be designated as deemed appropriate to 7 participating city university of New York campuses as directed by the 8 board of trustees of the city university of New York. 9 5. For the two thousand twenty-seven--two thousand twenty-eight 10 academic year such funding shall be utilized for the implementation of 11 the university of New York's accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program 12 and accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) in all remaining city 13 university of New York campuses as such funding permits. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.