STATE OF NEW YORK
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7512
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
November 8, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 amending the
labor law and other laws relating to implementing the state fiscal
plan for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, in relation to the New York
state higher education capital matching grant board
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005
2 amending the labor law and other laws relating to implementing the state
3 fiscal plan for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, as amended by section 1
4 of part D of chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, is amended by adding a new
5 paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
6 (b-1) Within amounts appropriated therefor, the board is hereby
7 authorized and directed to award matching capital grants totaling two
8 million dollars for projects to implement, modify, or otherwise enhance
9 cyber security infrastructure. The public college sector and the college
10 sector shall each be eligible to receive grants totaling not more than
11 one million dollars. Each public college and college shall be eligible
12 for a grant award amount as determined by calculations pursuant to
13 subdivision five of this section. In addition, such public colleges and
14 colleges shall be eligible to compete for additional funds pursuant to
15 paragraph (h-1) of subdivision four of this section.
16 § 2. Subdivision 4 of part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 amend-
17 ing the labor law and other laws relating to implementing the state
18 fiscal plan for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, as amended by section 1
19 of part D of chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, is amended by adding a new
20 paragraph (h-1) to read as follows:
21 (h-1) If a public college or college does not apply for a grant by
22 March thirty-first, two thousand twenty-five, funds associated with such
23 potential grant shall be awarded, on a competitive basis, to other
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 public colleges or colleges. Public colleges shall be eligible to apply
2 for unutilized public college grants within their respective systems and
3 colleges shall be eligible to apply for unutilized college grants. The
4 dormitory authority shall develop a request for proposals and applica-
5 tion process, in consultation with the board, for such grants and shall
6 develop criteria, subject to review by the board, for the awarding of
7 such grants. Such criteria shall incorporate the matching criteria
8 contained in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, and the application
9 criteria set forth in paragraph (e) of this subdivision. The dormitory
10 authority shall require all applications in response to the request for
11 proposals to be submitted by September first, two thousand twenty-five,
12 and the board shall act on each application for such matching grants by
13 November first, two thousand twenty-five.
14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
