Bill Text: NY A00396 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates funds for a new state skills compact course program through community colleges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to higher education [A00396 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00396-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 396 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, ORTIZ, GABRYSZAK, ZEBROWSKI, MAISEL, LUPARDO, JAFFEE, KELLNER, ROSENTHAL, CAHILL, COLTON, BARRON -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, CAMARA, COOK, LIFTON, V. LOPEZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT appropriating funds for a new state skills compact course program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. For aid for costs associated with establishing a new state 2 skills compact course program designed to provide one hundred percent 3 state assistance for the cost of providing community college training 4 and re-training courses for workers who are affected by the downsizing, 5 closure or relocation of regional employers, an additional apportionment 6 of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby appropriated to the State 7 University of New York under Community College Operating Assistance, 8 Local Assistance Account, from the General Fund. 9 S 2. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the 10 state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved in the manner 11 provided by law. 12 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01496-01-3