Bill Text: NY S06736 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to funds concerning state university health care facilities; prohibits the use of such funds for payment of certain debts related to a state university health care facility.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S06736 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06736-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6736

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 8, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. MAY, MANNION, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
          tion

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to funds concerning state
          university health care facilities

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1.  Subdivision 8-a of section 355 of the  education  law,  as
     2  amended  by  section  8  of part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    8-a. All monies received by state university  health  care  facilities
     5  from  fees,  charges, and reimbursement and from all other sources shall
     6  be credited to a state university health care account in a  fund  to  be
     7  designated  by  the  state comptroller. Notwithstanding the provision of
     8  any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a portion  of  such  monies
     9  credited  may  be transferred to a state university account as requested
    10  by the state university chancellor or his or  her  designee.  Monies  to
    11  establish  reserves  for  long-term  expenses of state university health
    12  care facilities and to fulfill obligations required for any contract for
    13  health care services authorized pursuant to subdivision sixteen of  this
    14  section  may  be  designated  by  the  state university as a reserve and
    15  transferred to a separate contractual reserve account.  The  amounts  in
    16  such  accounts shall be available for use in accordance with paragraph b
    17  of subdivision four and subdivision eight of this section. Monies  shall
    18  only  be  expended from the state university health care account and the
    19  contractual reserve account pursuant to  appropriation.  Notwithstanding
    20  any provision of this chapter, the state finance law or any other law to
    21  the  contrary, such appropriations shall remain in full force and effect
    22  for two years from the effective date of the  appropriation  act  making
    23  the  appropriation.  Monies  so transferred may be returned to the state
    24  university health care account; provided, however, that  funds  in  such

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05706-01-3
        S. 6736                             2

     1  contractual  reserve  account must be sufficient to meet the obligations
     2  of all such contracts. Notwithstanding any other  law,  rule,  or  regu-
     3  lation  to  the  contrary, no state agency or state official or employee
     4  acting  in  their  official  capacity,  may transfer, loan, or otherwise
     5  appropriate any income or funds impacting, involving, generated  by,  or
     6  appropriated  for  any  component  of the state university, or community
     7  colleges as defined by section sixty-three hundred one of  this  chapter
     8  operating  under  the  program  of  the state university, including such
     9  income or funds impacting, involving, generated by, or appropriated  for
    10  a  state  university  health  care  facility, to the general fund or any
    11  other fund or account held within the auspices of the comptroller of the
    12  state of New York, for prepayment, repayment,  or  otherwise  recompense
    13  for debt service costs related to a state university health care facili-
    14  ty.  The provisions of this subdivision shall supersede any other gener-
    15  al, special or local law inconsistent therewith notwithstanding,  unless
    16  this  section  is  expressly  and specifically referred to in such other
    17  general, special or local law.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.