Bill > A03771

This bill modifies the existing executive law regarding salary plans for top administrators at the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY). Currently, the boards of trustees for these universities can establish salary plans for chancellors, presidents, and senior staff after consulting with the governor's office of employee relations and budget division. The bill changes the process by requiring that these salary plan reports must now be submitted to the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee, as well as the director of the budget, at least ninety days (increased from sixty days) before the proposed effective date. Critically, the bill adds a new requirement that the salary plan cannot take effect until it receives explicit approval from these three entities. The salary plan report must include detailed information such as the proposed salary schedule, additional compensation and benefits, funding sources, specific increase amounts, and comparative salary data. The bill will go into effect ninety days after becoming law, providing transparency and additional oversight for high-level university administrative compensation decisions.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3771