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A 1727 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts The New Deal for CUNY

Summary
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates state/city funds replace tuition, increasing public funding for CUNY's faculty and mental health services, directly advancing state budget allocation for public education.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationIncreases faculty/mental health ratios and replaces tuition with public funds, directly boosting higher education funding and access at CUNY.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases mental health counselor staffing at CUNY, directly supporting mental health services per bill summary.92% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
2
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Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Karines Reyes
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
NY
87
Co
Photo of Al Taylor
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
NY
71
Co
Photo of Alex Bores
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
73
Co
Photo of Amanda Septimo
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
84
Co
Photo of Amy Paulin
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
NY
88
Co
Photo of Brian Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
DDemocratic
NY
43
Co
Photo of Catalina Cruz
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
NY
39
Co
Photo of Chantel Jackson
Chantel Jackson
DDemocratic
NY
79
Co
Photo of Charles Fall
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
NY
61
Co
Photo of Charles Lavine
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Dave McDonough
Dave McDonough
RRepublican
NY
14