New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York R2343: Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for additional grants in aid for certain educational and not-for-profit institutions
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution calling for the expenditure of such funds, which resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a roll call vote RESOLVED, That funds originally appropriated in 2023 pursuant to section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2023 and reappropriated pursuant to a chapter of the laws of 2026 which enacts the aid to localities, local assistance account, for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public libraries, public colleges and universities, and education and arts not-for-profit institutions. Notwithstanding any provision of law t.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
a resolution calling for the expenditure of such funds, which resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a roll call vote RESOLVED, That funds originally appropriated in 2023 pursuant to section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2023 and reappropriated pursuant to a chapter of the laws of 2026 which enacts the aid to localities, local assistance account, for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public libraries, public colleges and universities, and education and arts not-for-profit institutions. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the amounts appropriated herein may be sub-allocated or transferred between other agencies, including the state education department, city university of New York, state university of New York, and New York state council on the arts. Such funds shall be apportioned pursuant to a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees with the amount to be received by each, or the methodology for allocating such appropriation. Such plan shall be subject to the approval of the temporary president of the senate and the director of the budget and thereafter shall be included in a senate resolution calling for the expenditure of such monies, which resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a roll …