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S 2274 New York Senate · 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: ✓ EducationSupports EducationIncreases faculty/mental health staff ratios and replaces tuition with public funds, directly advancing higher education access and support at CUNY.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases mental health counselor ratio to students, directly advancing mental health services (a healthcare component) as per bill summary.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Andrew Gounardes
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
NY
26
Co
Photo of Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
47
Co
Photo of Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
NY
27
Co
Photo of Cordell Cleare
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
NY
30
Co
Photo of Gustavo Rivera
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
33
Co
Photo of Jabari Brisport
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
25
Co
Photo of Jamaal Bailey
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
36
Co
Photo of James Skoufis
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
NY
42
Co
Photo of Jessica Ramos
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
13
Co
Photo of Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
NY
23
Co
Photo of John Liu
John Liu
DDemocratic
NY
16