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NY Educ L § 6251 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-A - Board of Higher Education Optional Retirement Program 6251 - Optional Retirement Program Established.

§ 6251. Optional  retirement  program established.  1. There is hereby   established an optional retirement program which shall provide  for  the   purchase  of contracts providing retirement and death benefits for or on   behalf of electing employees. Under  such  program  the  city  and  such   employee shall contribute, to the extent authorized or required, towards   the purchase of such contracts, which shall be issued to, and become the   property  of,  such employees. The board may elect to offer the optional   retirement program to eligible  employees  by  resolution,  which  shall   become effective upon approval by the mayor of the city of New York.2.  The board shall designate the insurer or insurers to which payment   of such contributions may be made and shall approve the form and content   of such contracts. In making such designation and giving  such  approval   the  board  shall give due consideration to (i) the nature and extent of   the rights and benefits to be provided by such  contracts  for  electing   employees  and their beneficiaries, (ii) the relation of such rights and   benefits to the amount of contributions to be made under  this  article,   (iii)  the  suitability  of  such  rights  and benefits to the needs and   interests of electing  employees  and  to  the  interests  of  the  city   university  in  the  employment  and retention of eligible employees and   (iv) the authority and ability of the designated insurer or insurers  to   provide rights and benefits under such contracts.3. The board is hereby authorized to provide for the administration of   such  optional  retirement  program  and  to  perform  or  authorize the   performance of such functions as may be necessary for such  purposes  in   accordance with this article.
NY Educ L § 6254 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-A - Board of Higher Education Optional Retirement Program 6254 - Social Security.

§ 6254. Social  security.  Every electing employee shall have old-age,   survivors, and disability insurance coverage  provided  by  the  federal   social  security  act in accordance with the provisions of article three   of the retirement and social security law.
NY Educ L § 6255 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-A - Board of Higher Education Optional Retirement Program 6255 - City Not Liable for Payment of Benefits.

§ 6255. City not liable for payment of benefits.  Neither the city nor   the board shall be a party to any contract purchased in whole or in part   with   contributions   made   under   the  optional  retirement  program   established and administered pursuant to this article.   No  retirement,   death,  or  other  benefits shall be payable by the city or by the board   under such optional retirement program.  Such benefits shall be paid  to   electing  employees  or their beneficiaries by the designated insurer or   insurers in accordance with the terms of their contracts.
NY Educ L § 6256 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-A - Board of Higher Education Optional Retirement Program 6256 - Inconsistent Provisions of Other Acts Superseded.

§ 6256. Inconsistent  provisions of other acts superseded.  Insofar as   the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the  provisions  of   any  other act, general or special, the provisions of this article shall   be controlling.
NY Educ L § 6270 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6270 - Short Title.

§ 6270. Short  title.    This  article  may  be  cited  as  the  "city   university construction fund act."
NY Educ L § 6271 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6271 - Definitions.

§ 6271. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:1. "Dormitory authority" means the dormitory authority of the state of   New York as established by the dormitory authority act.2. "City" means the city of New York.3.  "City university" means the city university of New York, including   the senior colleges and the community colleges governed and administered   by the board  of  higher  education  pursuant  to  article  one  hundred   twenty-five of this chapter.4.  "Facility"  means  a housing unit for the use of students, married   students, faculty, staff and the  families  of  such  married  students,   faculty  and  staff,  an  academic  building,  administration  building,   library, laboratory, classroom or other building or structure essential,   necessary or useful in the academic  program  of  the  city  university,   including  all  necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and   equipment.5. "Fund" means the city university construction fund  as  established   by this article.6. "Senior college" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision five   of section six thousand two hundred two of this chapter.7.  "Community  college" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision   four of section six thousand two hundred two of this chapter.
NY Educ L § 6272 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6272 - Fund Continued.

§ 6272.   Fund  continued.    The  city  university  construction fund   created by chapter seven hundred eighty-two  of  the  laws  of  nineteen   hundred  sixty-six  is  hereby  continued.    The  fund  is  a corporate   governmental agency constituting a public benefit  corporation.  It  has   the powers and privileges of a corporation and all of its business shall   be  transacted,  all  funds  invested,  all warrants for money drawn and   payments made, and all cash and securities and other  personal  property   held under its corporate name.  For all purposes of this article and the   dormitory  authority act, the fund shall be deemed to be an "educational   institution."
NY Educ L § 6273 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6273 - Purposes of Fund.

§ 6273. Purposes  of  fund.   The purposes of the fund shall be (i) to   provide facilities for the city university,  and  (ii)  to  support  the   educational purposes of the city university.
NY Educ L § 6275 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6275 - General Powers.

§ 6275. General  powers.   The fund shall have the following powers in addition to those specially conferred elsewhere in this article:  (1) to sue and to be sued;  (2) to have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;  (3) to make and  alter  by-laws  for  its  organization  and  internal management;  (4)  to prescribe a system of accounts, with the approval of the state comptroller;  (5) to accept jurisdiction over and  to  hold,  use  and  improve,  in accordance  with  such  terms  and  conditions  as the fund and the city university shall determine any or all real property acquired  by,  under the  jurisdiction  of,  or  assigned  to  the use of the board of higher education for purposes of the city university, together with such rights and privileges as may be incidental and appurtenant thereto;  (6)  to  purchase  real  property  necessary  or  convenient  for  its corporate  purposes in its own name and to execute and deliver deeds for real property held in its own name;  (7) to purchase, receive, lease or otherwise acquire personal property necessary and convenient for its corporate  purposes  and  to  transfer, sublease or otherwise make such personal property available to the board of  higher  education or the dormitory authority or to sell or otherwise to dispose of such personal property that, in the judgment of the  fund, is no longer necessary for its corporate purposes;  (8)  subject  to  other  provisions of law, to give, donate, transfer, grant or lend to the city university upon such terms and  conditions  as is  deemed  appropriate such sums of money as are not required for other purposes;  (9) to make and execute contracts, leases,  subleases  and  all  other instruments  or  agreements  necessary or convenient for the exercise of its corporate powers and purposes;  (10) with the consent of the board of higher  education,  to  use  the agents, employees and facilities of the city university;  (11)      to   engage   the  services  of  construction,  engineering, architectural,  legal   and   financial   consultants,   surveyors   and appraisers,  on  a  contract  basis  or  as  employees, for professional service and technical assistance and advice;  (12) to  cause  facilities  to  be  designed,  constructed,  acquired, reconstructed,  rehabilitated, improved, operated, maintained, furnished and equipped and made secure in accordance with the provisions  of  this article;  (13) to procure insurance against loss in connection with any facility in such amounts and from such insurers as it deems desirable;  (14)  to accept, administer and disburse federal, state, and city aid; and  (15) to do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate powers and purposes.
NY Educ L § 6277 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6277 - Authority of City to Convey Real Property and Grant Consents to Dormitory Authority.

§ 6277. Authority  of  city to convey real property and grant consents to dormitory authority.   (a)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any general,  special or local law, charter or ordinance to the contrary, on request of the fund and with the approval of the city board of estimate, the city of New York may sell, convey, lease, exchange or otherwise make available to the dormitory authority, for a nominal  consideration,  any interest  in real property of the city designated by the board of higher education as suitable for a facility.   Such  sale,  conveyance,  lease, exchange,  or  other disposition may be made at nominal cost and without the requirement of public auction or sealed bids, or restriction  as  to the  term  of  any  such  lease  or  arrangement,  and the provisions of subdivision b of section three hundred eighty-four of the New York  city charter shall not apply in such cases. Conveyances made pursuant to this section shall include but shall not be limited to real property on which are  situated  facilities  of,  or  are  under  the  jurisdiction of, or assigned to, the board of higher education.  (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,  special  or  local law,  charter  or ordinance to the contrary, on request of the fund, the city board of estimate in behalf of the  City  of  New  York  may  grant revocable  or  irrevocable  consents  or  rights  of  any kind or nature whatsoever, providing for or involving or relating to the occupation  or use  of  any  of  the streets of the city, whether on, under or over the surface  thereof,  to  the  dormitory  authority,  on  such  terms   and conditions  and for such period of time or duration as may be determined by the board of estimate to be in the public interest.
NY Educ L § 6280 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6280 - Actions Against Fund.

§ 6280. Actions  against  fund.   (a) Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the fund for personal injury or property damage or founded on tort shall not be commenced more than one year and  ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor unless a notice  of  claim  shall  have  been  served on a trustee of the fund or officer or employee thereof designated by the  fund  for  such  purpose, within  the time limited by, and in compliance with the requirements of, section fifty-e of the general municipal law. An action against the fund for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the  notice  of claim  and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of the public authorities law.  (b) The venue of every action,  suit  or  special  proceeding  brought against  the  fund  shall  be  laid  in the county in which the cause of action arose for all claims which arise within the city of New York,  or in the county of New York.  (c)  Neither  any  trustee  of  the fund nor any officer, employee, or agent of the fund, while acting within the scope of his authority, shall be subject to any personal liability resulting  from  the  providing  of facilities  for  the  city  university  or  from  any  other exercise or carrying out of any of the fund's purposes or powers.  (d) Upon an appeal taken by the city university construction  fund  in any action or other proceeding to which the fund is a party, the service of  notice  of  appeal  shall  perfect  the  appeal  and  shall stay the execution of the judgment or order appealed from without any undertaking or other security being furnished by the fund.  (e) No provision of this article shall be construed as a  defense  and indemnification  provision within the meaning of section eighteen of the public officers law or any other similar law or as otherwise  precluding any  employee, as defined in said section of the public officers law, of the fund from recourse to the provisions thereof.
NY Educ L § 6281 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6281 - Municipal Regulations.

§ 6281. Municipal  regulations.  (a)  No  county,  town  or village, including but not limited to the city of New York, shall have the  power to  modify  or  change the plans and specifications for facilities to be provided pursuant to agreements between the dormitory authority and  the city  university  construction  fund,  or  the  construction,  plumbing, heating, lighting or  other  mechanical  branch  of  work  necessary  to complete  the  work in question, nor to require that any person, firm or corporation employed on any such work shall perform any such work in any other  or  different  manner  from  that  provided  by  such  plans  and specifications, nor to require that any such person, firm or corporation obtain  any  other  or  additional authority or permit from such county, city, town or village, including but not limited to the city of New York as a condition of doing such work, nor shall any condition  whatever  be imposed  by  any  such  county, city, town or village, including but not limited to the city of New York in  relation  to  the  work  being  done pursuant  to  the  aforesaid  agreements,  and  such  work  shall  be in accordance with the drawings, plans,  specifications  and  contracts  in relation  thereto;  and  the  doing  of  any such work for the dormitory authority by any person, firm or  corporation  in  accordance  with  the terms  of  such  drawings,  plans, specifications or contracts shall not subject said person, firm or corporation to any  liability  or  penalty, civil  or  criminal,  other  than  as may be stated in such contracts or incidental to the proper enforcement thereof.  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or  any  other law,  any  contract  let  by  the  dormitory  authority  and/or the city university construction fund for the purposes of this article  shall  be in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of section one hundred one of the general municipal law.
NY Educ L § 6282 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6282 - Exemption From Taxation.

§ 6282. Exemption  from taxation.  The moneys and property of the fund   and its operations shall be exempt from taxation.
NY Educ L § 6283 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 125-B - City University Construction Fund 6283 - Procurements of the Fund.

* § 6283. Procurements of the fund. Notwithstanding subdivision two of   section  one hundred twelve of the state finance law or any other law to   the contrary, fund procurements  shall  not  be  subject  to  the  prior   approval of any state officer or agency.* NB Repealed June 30, 2026
NY Educ L § 6304-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 126 - Community Colleges and State-Aided Four-Year Colleges 6304-A - Reports to Local Sponsors.

§ 6304-A. Reports  to  local sponsors.  The commissioner shall provide   the local sponsor or sponsors with a copy of each program review  report   of  the  sponsored community college prepared by the department pursuant   to this chapter. The comptroller shall  provide  the  local  sponsor  or   sponsors  with  a  copy  of  each  final  audit  or  final report on the   sponsored community college prepared by  the  department  of  audit  and   control.  The  president  of  the  higher education services corporation   shall provide the local sponsor or sponsors with a copy of  each  report   of a financial aid program review of the sponsored community college.
NY Educ L § 6307 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 126 - Community Colleges and State-Aided Four-Year Colleges 6307 - Establishment of State-Aided Four-Year Colleges.

§ 6307. Establishment  of  state-aided four-year colleges.   1.   Upon   recommendation of the state university trustees, counties  or  adjoining   cities  not now adequately served by any four-year college programs, may   be empowered singly  or  jointly  to  establish  and  operate  four-year   college programs.  Such colleges shall be financed and administered in a   manner similar to that provided for community colleges herein.
NY Educ L § 6350 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 127 - Military Service 6350 - Leave of Absence for Military Service.

§  6350. Leave of absence for military service. Whenever a student who   is: (a) a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the   armed forces of the United States and is called  or  ordered  to  active   duty,  as  defined  in  10 USC § 101(d)(1), or (b) a member of the state   organized militia, and is called or  ordered  to  active  duty  for  the   state, as defined in subdivision one of section six of the military law,   the  institution  of  higher  education in which the student is enrolled   shall grant the student a military leave of absence from the institution   while such student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the   conclusion of such service.
NY Educ L § 6351 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 127 - Military Service 6351 - Preservation of Educational Status and Financial Resources.

§  6351. Preservation of educational status and financial resources. A   student on a military leave of absence from  an  institution  of  higher   education  shall  be entitled, upon release from serving on active duty,   to be restored to the educational status such student had attained prior   to being called or ordered to such duty without loss of academic credits   earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other  fees  paid   prior to the commencement of his or her active duty.
NY Educ L § 6352 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 127 - Military Service 6352 - Option of Refund or Credit.

§ 6352. Option of refund or credit. An institution of higher education   shall  refund tuition or fees paid or credit the tuition and fees to the   next period of enrollment after the  student  returns  from  a  military   leave of absence, at the option of the student.
NY Educ L § 6353 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 127 - Military Service 6353 - Enforcement.

§ 6353. Enforcement. Any violation of this article shall constitute an   unfair  educational  practice pursuant to section three hundred thirteen   of this chapter. Any student alleging a violation of  this  article  may   commence  an  administrative  or judicial proceeding pursuant to section   three hundred thirteen of this chapter.
NY Educ L § 6354 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 127 - Military Service 6354 - Applicability.

§ 6354. Applicability. This article shall apply to all institutions of   higher education and any business or trade school in the state.
NY Educ L § 6401-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 129 - State Aid for Certain Independent Institutions of Higher Education 6401-A - State Aid for High Needs Nursing Programs for Certain Independent Institutions of Higher Learning.

§  6401-a.  State  aid  for  high  needs  nursing programs for certain independent institutions of  higher  learning.  1.  Notwithstanding  the provisions  of  any  general,  special or local law to the contrary, the commissioner is hereby authorized to grant  state  aid  for  high  needs nursing  programs  to  any  independent  institution of higher education within the state which meets the requirements of subdivision two of this section, upon application by such institution, such amounts of state aid as are authorized to be paid by subdivision three of this section.   2. Notwithstanding the provisions  of  any  other  law,  in  order  to qualify  for  state aid grants pursuant to this section, any independent institution of higher education must meet the requirements set forth  in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subdivision.  (a)  The  institution  must  be  a  non-profit  college  or university incorporated by the regents or by the legislature.  (b) The institution must maintain an earned degree program in nursing, culminating in an associate or higher degree in nursing.  (c) The institution must meet such standards  of  educational  quality applicable to comparable public institutions of higher education, as may be from time to time established by the regents.  (d)  The  institution  must  be  eligible  for  state  aid  under  the provisions of the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New York.   3. The commissioner shall grant  such  state  aid  awards  within  the amounts appropriated for such purpose, not to exceed one million dollars and  based  on  availability  of  funds,  according  to a schedule to be determined  by  the  commissioner,  to  each  institution  meeting   the requirements  of  subdivision  two  of  this  section.  Awards  shall be distributed in the following amounts:  (a) Two hundred fifty dollars per student enrolled in an earned degree program in nursing at a two year degree granting institution;  (b) Five hundred dollars per student  enrolled  in  an  earned  degree program in nursing at a four year degree granting institution.   4.  The  commissioner  shall  promulgate  all  rules  and  regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.