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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

                                                                               
                           Adjusted     Executive   Legislative                
                            Approp.       Request       Approp.                
                            1999-00       2000-01       2000-01        Change  
                                                                               
STATE OPERATIONS                                                               
  General Fund          973,675,000 1,048,556,000 1,053,621,000     5,065,000  
  Special Rev.-Fed.     129,100,000   136,150,000   136,150,000             0  
  Special Rev.-Other  2,063,791,000 2,144,891,000 2,187,891,000                
                                                                   43,000,000  
  Fiduciary              49,300,000    51,100,000    51,100,000             0  
  Internal Service Fund   5,000,000     5,000,000     5,000,000             0  
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:                                                  
                      2,220,866,000 3,385,697,000  3,433,762,000   48,065,000  
                                                                               
AID TO LOCALITIES                                                              
  Community Projects Fund 1,060,000             0             0             0  
  General Fund          307,824,600   305,581,000   327,116,000    21,535,000  
  Total for Agency:     308,884,600   305,581,000   327,116,000                
                                                                   21,535,000  
  Total Grants In Aid:            0             0       945,000       945,000  
                                                                               
  Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:                                                 
                        308,884,600    305,581,000  328,061,000    22,480,000  
                                                                               
                         LEGISLATIVE ACTION                                    
                                                                               
The Legislature provides $31,965,000 in additional General Fund                
support for the 2000-01 Academic Year for the State University of New          
York (SUNY) state operated campuses, community colleges and system             
wide programs. The Legislature provides $17,200,000 in Academic Year           
support for community college base aid.  This additional support               
increases base aid from $2,125 to $2,250 per full-time equivalent              
student, and raises average State support to approximately 31.4                
percent for community colleges.  This additional funding will provide          
greater financial stability for community colleges and mitigate the            
need for tuition increases.  Funding of $3,100,000 is provided for the         
1999-00 chargeback costs of the Fashion Institute of Technology.               
                                                                               
In addition, the Legislature provides $4,220,000 in Academic Year              
support for additional faculty lines at community colleges.  A                 
$4,400,00 million increase above the Executive in faculty lines for            
the SUNY state operated campuses is provided through the reprogramming         
of $1,000,000 of the $5,000,000 SUNY Central Administration mission            
review initiative and directing $3,400,000 of the $46,300,000 SUNY             
lump sum appropriation.  The Legislature includes $1,980,000 for the           
operation of child care centers at all campuses to serve student-              
parents and their children.  Funding for Cornell Cooperative Extension         
is increased $500,000. Additional funding of $2,743,000 is provided            
for the Educational Opportunity Program.  The Legislature provides             
$1,000,000 for Academic Achievement Scholarships that will be awarded          
to 2,500 juniors and 2,500 seniors with the highest grade point                
average in attendance at SUNY.                                                 
                                                                               
The Legislature is also providing $1,000,000 for contract courses at           
SUNY community colleges and $500,000 to establish a Marine Disease and         
Pathology Research Consortium in Long Island.  The Legislature                 
approved a suballocation of $500,000 from the Conservation Fund - 302,         
Marine Resources Account for services and expenses of the Marine               
Science Research Center at SUNY Stony Brook in addition to the                 
$500,000 provided in General Fund support.  The Legislature approved           
programmatic language to create the Marine Disease and Pathology               
Research Consortium at the Marine Science Research Center at SUNY              
Stony Brook.  The purpose of the consortium is to ensure the health,           
safety, sustainability and economic viability of New York marine               
resources.  The research program for the consortium will be developed          
collaboratively by Stony Brook, Long Island University and the New             
York Sea Grant Institute.                                                      
                                                                               
The Legislature provides a Special Revenue-Other (SRO) increase of             
$10,000,000 for the SUNY Dormitory Reimbursable account to allow               
campuses to utilize additional room rental revenues.  In addition, the         
Legislature increases SRO appropriations for the Student Tuition               
Reimbursement Account by $21,000,000 and the SUNY Stabilization                
Account by $12,000,000.                                                        
                                                                               
The Legislature approves the Executive request of $8,860,900 for the           
purposes of priority needs of the SUNY Board of Trustees which                 
includes funding to support the following recurring projects:                  
                                                                               
--   Albany Thin Film Project (with Stony Brook)          $1,000,000           
--   University Colleges of Technology (UCT) Strategic Plan $900,000           
--   Maritime Transition Plan                             $1,000,000           
--   University Professors                                  $506,200           
--   Audit and Legal Consulting Services                    $695,000           
--   SUNY Card Implementation                               $150,000           
--   College Vue (admissions CD)                            $122,000           
                                                                               
The Legislature approved moving the funding and operational authority          
for the Center for Technology and Government from SUNY University Wide         
Program to the SUNY Albany campus.                                             
                                                                               
The Legislature includes language requiring SUNY Central                       
Administration to notify the Legislature and other interested parties          
of Budget Allocation Program (BAP) disbursements to SUNY campuses five         
days prior to Board action. SUNY Administration will also be required          
to provide notice of each allocation of its mission review to the              
Legislature, Comptroller and Director of the Budget within five days           
of such allocation.                                                            
                                                                               
The Legislature directs the SUNY Chancellor in consultation with the           
President of the Higher Education Services Corporation to develop and          
submit a plan regarding the establishment of a pilot program for a             
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for part-time students at SUNY.  The          
plan shall be submitted to the Legislature and the Division of Budget          
no later than December 1, 2000.                                                
                                                                               
Legislative Reductions                                                         
                                                                               
The Legislature rejects the Executive proposal to transfer $275,000            
for the Charter School Institute from the State Education Department           
to SUNY.                                                                       
                                                                               
Article VII                                                                    
                                                                               
The Legislature rejects the Governor`s proposal to allow the SUNY              
Board of Trustees to establish campus based graduate and professional          
tuition rates.                                                                 
                                                                               
The Legislature provides Article VII language to establish the                 
"Academic Achievement Scholarships."  These scholarships will be               
awarded to 2,500 juniors and 2,500 seniors who have the highest                
cumulative grade point averages.  Each student must have at least a            
3.5 grade point average and the language stipulates that no campus             
shall receive more than its percentage of juniors and seniors over the         
entire SUNY population of juniors and seniors.  Language provisions            
are included to ensure that the scholarships do not reduce any need            
based financial aid awards.                                                    
                                                                               
Legislative Additions                                                          
                                                                               
     The Legislature provides funding for the following:                       
                                                                               
       TUITION REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.                   $21,000,000            
       SUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPERATING AID (BASE AID). $12,890,000            
       DORMITORY INCOME REIMBURSABLE ACCOUNT.           $10,000,000            
       SUNY FULL-TIME FACULTY INITIATIVE-COMMUNITY COLLEGES.                   
                                                         $3,165,000            
       FIT CHARGEBACKS.                                  $3,100,000            
       EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) RESTORATION.$2,740,000            
       CHILD CARE CENTERS - ADDITIONAL AID - STATE OPERATED COLLEGES.          
                                                         $1,100,000            
       SUNY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.           $1,000,000            
       CONTRACT COURSE AID.                              $1,000,000            
       CHILD CARE CENTERS-ADDITIONAL AID-COMMUNITY COLLEGES.                   
                                                           $880,000            
       COOPERATIVE EXTENSION-ENHANCE FORMULA.              $500,000            
       MARINE PATHOLOGY RESEARCH.                          $500,000            
                                                                               

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