Directs the department of state, in cooperation with other departments, to provide technical assistance to any municipality, upon request, that has had a college or university close within such municipality.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2007
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing technical
assistance to any municipality that has had a college or university
close within such municipality
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 153 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. To provide to any municipality, upon request, in cooperation with
4 the department of economic development and the department of education,
5 technical assistance in the event of a college or university closing in
6 such municipality, on topics including but not limited to:
7 (a) workforce transition and development;
8 (b) attracting new employers and economic opportunities;
9 (c) developing plans for the land and buildings formerly occupied by
10 such college or university; and
11 (d) recommendations and planning assistance for dealing with creditors
12 and other entities having a financial interest in such college or
13 university's assets located in such municipality, provided, however,
14 that the state shall not become a party to any legal proceedings pursu-
15 ant to this subdivision.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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