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Captiol corner: The fallacy of flexibility; UUP believes ‘flex’ legislation runs counter to SUNY’s mission
 Calls to allow so-called flexibility on SUNY campuses have grown among some campus presidents and SUNY administrators as the state’s fiscal crisis has worsened.
In general, the theory is the University would benefit financially if individual campuses are unshackled to allow both differential tuition and the sale or lease of SUNY property without approval from the state Legislature. UUP has worked tirelessly to debunk this theory. The union’s efforts succeeded in eliminating proposed flexibility provisions in the 2009-10 state budget. |
Post to TwitterUUP, advocates fight 2020 legislation
 Union advocates in May appealed to lawmakers to defeat the A./S. 2020 bill during a UUP Advocacy Day and NYSUT’s Committee of 100 in Albany.
Dozens of UUP advocates told lawmakers the union strongly opposes legislation that runs counter to SUNY’s mission of providing a quality, affordable education. Of key concern: allowing the University at Buffalo to implement differential tuition and to sell or lease publicly owned property without legislative oversight. During a face-to-face meeting with Sen. Michael Razenhofer (R-Amherst), Buffalo Center delegate Albert Ermanovics pointed out the dangers of similar legislation regarding Stony Brook University that was recently introduced. |