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NY A10336

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Magnarelli

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes SUNY trustees to lease approximately 1.6 acres of land at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse to Abby Lane Housing Corporation without public bidding for undergraduate and graduate student housing

  • Lease term cannot exceed 100 years, requires approval from the Director of Budget, Attorney General, and State Comptroller, and property reverts to SUNY if no longer used for student housing

  • ESF's enrollment has increased 4.7% over five years; the campus currently has one residence hall accommodating 549 students, with freshmen required to live on campus

  • All construction work must comply with prevailing wage requirements and use a project labor agreement; contractors must follow state MWBE requirements under Executive Law Article 15-A

  • Protects existing state employees by prohibiting contracting out of instructional, administrative, or professional services currently performed by state workers, with no displacement of current employees permitted

Legislative Description

Authorizes the state university of New York trustees are hereby authorized and empowered, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make available to the Abby Lane Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, a portion of the lands of the university for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate student housing.

Last Action

print number 10336a

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education2/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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