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Support 2024/2025 budget request for increase in operating aid
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE 2024/2025 BUDGET REQUEST BY NYCCT AND NYCCAP TO INCREASE OPERATING AID
WHEREAS, New York Education Law Article 126, Section 6304 Financing of Community Colleges 1.a. states “State financial aid shall be one-third of the amount of operating costs, as approved by the state university trustees;” and
WHEREAS, the State of New York has been defunding community colleges for the past two decades and has reduced the state financial aid to 26.8% leading to a disproportionate share of the cost of education to fall on the shoulders of the students; and
WHEREAS, the community colleges are unable to finance the costs to start-up, operate and scale up of high needs, high-cost programs, to prepare students and serve our community.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature supports the 2024/2025 budget request by the New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) and the New York Community College Association of Presidents (NYCCAP) to increase operating aid by $97 million dollars to SUNY Community Colleges for a total of $525 million which will strengthen community colleges and the workforce pipeline upon which students, employers, and our community depend.
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