Committee on Legislation

Student/Faculty/Staff Higher Education Lobby Day in Albany March 14, 2012
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The Committee on Legislation, a standing committee of the Executive Council, organizes opportunities throughout the academic year for members to address their elected officials about their jobs, CUNY's operating and capital budgets, and legislative initiatives such as reforming state Unemployment Insurance rules covering adjunct faculty.

All members are welcome at monthly meetings. To join or sign up for committee updates, contact Amanda Magalhaes (amagalhaes@pscmail.org).

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Committee Structure

A standing committee of the Executive Council, the chair and core members of the Committee are appointed by the Executive Council and approved by the Delegate Assembly. Monthly meetings are open to all PSC members and are encourage to help keep their colleagues informed about the union’s political action work. Details.

Recent Committee Posts

  • State Legislative Priorities 2013

    PSC members and our partners at NYSUT are hard at work advocating for legislation to improve working conditions for our members and access for our students.

    Read more to see descriptions of the bills we're supporting and download advocacy materials, then follow the links to take action online.

  • State Budget Approved

    The State budget adopted March 28 provides basically flat funding for CUNY, with senior college operating aid of $525 million. State base aid to community colleges was increased by $150 per full-time-equivalent student (FTE), bringing an additional $9.3 million to CUNY community colleges.

  • Meeting the Mayoral Candidates

    The PSC's April 23 mayoral candidates’ forum drew an overflow crowd of more than 200 people.

  • PSC Hosts Mayoral Forum

    Candidates in the New York City mayoral election named their priorities for the City University and affirmed their commitment to public higher education last night at a forum hosted by the Professional Staff Congress. John Liu and Bill Thompson attended, Thompson arrived late.

  • New York City Budget Campaign FY2014

    PSC City Budget Booklet

    PSC’s New York City Budget Plan for Opportunity

    Mayor Bloomberg’s Executive Budget would reduce City operating support for CUNY community colleges by a million dollars, according to CUNY. His plan for CUNY also assumes a requested $300 tuition hike that many community college students cannot afford and it defunds council-supported initiatives that enrich the college experience and improve student success. Read PSC's City budget platform.

  • 13 Bold Progressive Ideas for NYC

    PSC is partnering with other unions and organizations like the Working Families Party to grow the City Council's Progressive Caucus.

    PSC is proud to endorse the Progressive Caucus's platform, 13 Bold Progressive Ideas for NYC.

    As a union with a commitment to social and educational justice, we applaud the Progressive Caucus for developing a platform that calls for shared prosperity and demands a fair share of taxes from the 1%. No investment is more important than investment in higher education, and the Progressive Caucus platform recognizes that in its commitment to CUNY.

  • Pass the NYS Dream Act in 2013

    New York is a city of immigrants, and CUNY is their university. In fact, immigrants make up 41% of CUNY’s student body. They contribute to the economy, the life and culture of our state; they deserve the chance at a better life that CUNY has to offer, regardless of their immigration status.

  • Immigrant Students Push for New York State DREAM Act

    Undocumented immigrant students in New York are pushing for legislation that would provide equal access to the state’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), regardless of immigration status.

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