SUNY Student Assembly Legislative Agenda: Fair, Achievable, Representative 2013
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SUNY Student Assembly Legislative Agenda: Fair, Achievable, Representative 2013
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2013 Legislative AgendaFair. Representative. Achievable. Andrew Key, Michael Snyder, Sean Malone Director and Assoc. Directors of Gov. Relations SUNY Student Assembly
Part Report, Part Agenda • Legislative Agenda • Our motivation • Our vision • Plan of action • Our end • Your end • akey@studentassembly.org • snyderm@studentassembly.org • smalone@studentassembly.org
Community College Base Aid • “Increase community college base aid by at least $260 per full-time equivalent (FTE) as a part of the ongoing Rational Aid approach for community colleges.” • Importance of $260 • Solidarity • Counter Governor’s cut of $226 per FTE
Chargeback • “Reform the current community college chargeback system, while urging counties to follow the existing law until change is implemented.” • History • 1948 • 1953 • 1955
Chargeback • SUNY: Board and Sponsor Governed • Fixed amount / Estimated FTE • Added to out of state tuition • SUNY: Regionally Governed • Amount per student determined by sponsors • Sponsor counties & NY non-sponsoring counties billed and pay same rate based on actual FTE • CUNY: Board and Sponsor Governed
Tuition Assistance Program • “Reinstate the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for graduate students and expand access to TAP for all students.” • History • Importance of Grad TAP • Importance of expanding access
Medical Centers • “Provide adequate funding to SUNY Medical Centers in order to better serve the healthcare needs of their communities and remain competitive in the marketplace to achieve long term financial stability.” • Maintenance of support • Critical institutions • Actions by SUNY and SA • Role as educators
Residence Hall Bond Program • “Reclassify residence hall program as a non-state supported entity and create a separate residence hall bond program.” • Connecting policy with reality • Nature of residence halls • Avoiding debt issues • Campus needs
Quick note on Federal • Where’d it go • Where the Committee stands • Student loans • Sequestration
SUNY Speaks Up SUNYPalooza • New name, new function • Coordinated statewide rallies • Increase press visibility • Increase participation rates • State Assembly meetings • Greater integration with SUNYSpeaks