Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; makes an appropriation therefor.
Impact
Beyond the stipends, the bill extends funding for various initiatives aimed at supporting graduate students. This includes continuing the doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund as well as establishing a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund. These provisions are intended to bolster the financial support system surrounding graduate students, making it easier for SUNY to recruit and retain talent in critical academic disciplines, while also addressing financial barriers that may inhibit their success.
Summary
Bill A08799 is designed to provide a structured and systematic increase in stipends for graduate students within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Specifically, it mandates a three percent increase in stipends for incumbents in the state university graduate student negotiating unit for the academic years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026. This increase will be applied to ensure that graduate students receive appropriate compensation reflective of their roles within the university system, thereby enhancing recruitment and retention efforts for these positions.
Contention
While the bill focuses on financial benefits for graduate students, it also facilitates several key employee programs through collective bargaining agreements. However, there could be concerns regarding the sustainability of funding these initiatives, especially as the programs and benefits are tied to annual appropriations and budget allocations. Moreover, the bill introduces a joint labor management advisory board to address work-life services and programs, which may highlight ongoing discussions around workplace conditions for academic staff, suggesting that these discussions may face scrutiny depending on the economic climate and budgetary restrictions that the state encounters.
Same As
Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; makes an appropriation therefor.
Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes continuous coverage for services and care such person received while in-state; requires persons eligible for the provisions of this section must show proof of enrollment every semester.
Relates to continuing the New York State Smart Scholars Early College High School Program and the New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program.
Relates to the continuity of family planning services in the state; establishes a family planning program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of family planning services in the state; covers family planning providers who lost eligibility for federal funding under Title X of the Federal Public Health Service Act.
Relates to the continuity of family planning services in the state; establishes a family planning program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of family planning services in the state; covers family planning providers who lost eligibility for federal funding under Title X of the Federal Public Health Service Act.
Continues the New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program in this state; requires the commissioner to allocate funds for new P-TECH programs for the purposes of preparing eligible academically at-risk and/or economically disadvantaged students for high-skill jobs.
Establishes timeframe for adoption of, and requires public comment on, proposed annual economic benefits for certain solid waste facilities; authorizes residents to petition State to establish or adjust annual economic benefit.
Establishes timeframe for adoption of, and requires public comment on, proposed annual economic benefits for certain solid waste facilities; authorizes residents to petition State to establish or adjust annual economic benefit.
Establishes timeframe for adoption of, and requires public comment on, proposed host community benefit agreements for certain solid waste facilities; authorizes residents to petition State to establish or adjust host community benefit.