New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09252

Introduced
2/18/26  

Caption

Directs the chair of the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct an audit of such university's participation in retirement systems and issue a report thereon.

Impact

This legislation will require the university to scrutinize its historical practices concerning retirement systems, which could lead to significant findings about lapses in enrollment or contributions. By establishing an annual audit and requiring the board to produce a report detailing its findings and recommendations, S09252 seeks to ensure accountability and enhance the management of employee benefits within the university system. This ongoing oversight may affect future policies regarding employee enrollment and contribution practices, impacting how the university engages with its workforce.

Summary

Bill S09252 mandates that the chair of the board of trustees of the City University of New York conduct a comprehensive audit of the university's participation in retirement systems, covering the period from 1998 to the present. The audit aims to evaluate various aspects including retirement enrollment, management practices, contributions made, and employee payroll deductions. This measure appears to stem from a need for improved transparency regarding how the university manages retirement contributions and employees’ benefits.

Contention

While the bill primarily seeks to improve auditing practices within the City University of New York, potential points of contention may arise regarding how the findings are utilized. Stakeholders may express concerns about how lapses in enrollment or contributions are addressed, along with the potential implications of requiring public transparency of sensitive employee data. Moreover, university governance and labor union responses may reflect differing views on the balance between transparency, privacy, and administrative efficiency.

Companion Bills

NY A10565

Same As Directs the chair of the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct an audit of such university's participation in retirement systems and issue a report thereon.

Previously Filed As

NY A10565

Directs the chair of the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct an audit of such university's participation in retirement systems and issue a report thereon.

NY S07122

Directs the state to provide annual base funding to community colleges operating under the university of the state of New York; requires funding to be indexed to inflation; requires annual reporting.

NY A08504

Directs the state to provide annual base funding to community colleges operating under the university of the state of New York; requires funding to be indexed to inflation; requires annual reporting.

NY S07367

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

NY A04679

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

NY A08123

Authorizes Brian Studley, a police officer employed by the New York state university police department at SUNY Fredonia, to transition his pension from the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

NY A08733

Directs the state board of regents to develop or adopt financial literacy learning standards for students in grades four through eight; provides that all public, charter, and nonpublic high schools shall offer and students at such schools shall successfully complete a course in financial literacy; directs the trustees of the state university of New York, in consultation with faculty, student representatives and subject matter experts, to develop a comprehensive financial literacy course; directs the trustees of the city university of New York, in consultation with faculty, student representatives and subject matter experts, to develop a comprehensive financial literacy course.

NY A06001

Requires that the state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate; defines "disabled veteran".

NY S07784

Requires that the state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate; defines "disabled veteran".

NY S04557

Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.

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