2014-2015 JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET HEARING Higher Education

Thursday, February 6 - 9:30 A.M. HEARING ROOM B, LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING, ALBANY
Senate Finance Committee Chair John A. DeFrancisco and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. Farrell, Jr. today announced that the ninth Joint Legislative Hearing in a series of 13 hearings will be held on Thursday, February 6. During the Higher Education Hearing, which is part of the legislative process to review the 2014-2015 Executive Budget, higher education officials and representatives of higher education advocacy organizations will have an opportunity to address the Senate and Assembly fiscal committees. These joint legislative hearings will continue through Tuesday, February 11 and are available for live viewing on the Senate and Assembly websites and the Legislative Channel (available on cable systems throughout the state), but will be preempted when the houses are in session. At the conclusion of the legislative deliberations, live televised coverage of the hearings will resume. Among those scheduled to testify are State University of New York Chancellor Dr. Nancy Zimpher; City University of New York Chancellor Dr. James Milliken; NYS Education Department Commissioner Dr. John King; Elsa Magee, executive vice president, New York State Higher Education Services Corporation; Andrew Pallotta, executive vice president, NYSUT; and Barbara Bowen, president, Professional Staff Congress, CUNY. Testimony also will be provided by Frederick Kowal, president United University Professions; Laura Anglin, president, Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities; Kevin Stump, coordinator, Higher Education Program and Aileen Sheil, chair, Board of Directors, NYPIRG; Donna Gurrnett, executive director, Association of Proprietary Colleges; and Susan Mead, director of Financial Aid, NYS Financial Aid Administrators Association. In addition, testimony is expected from Jose Davila, vice president, Hispanic Federation; Tremayne Price, president, SUNY Student Assembly; Muhammad Arshad, chairperson, CUNY Student Center; and Luis Gutierrez, vice chair, Graduate Student Affairs and Cynthia Roldan, vice chair, Legislative Affairs, CUNY Student Senate.

Scheduled Witness List

State University of New York

Dr. Nancy Zimpher Chancellor Dr. James Milliken Chancellor Dr. John King Commissioner Elsa Magee Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta NYSUT Executive Vice President Frederick Kowal, President United University Professions Barbara Bowen, President Professional Staff Congress

City University of New York

NYS Education Department

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation NYSUT

Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities NYPIRG

Laura Anglin President Kevin Stump Higher Education Program Coordinator Aileen Sheil, Chair Board of Directors

Association of Proprietary Colleges

Donna Gurnett Executive Director Susan Mead Director of Financial Aid Dutchess Community College Jose Davila Vice President, Policy and Government Relations Tremayne Price President Muhammad Arshad Chairperson

NYS Financial Aid Administrators Association

Hispanic Federation

SUNY Student Assembly

CUNY Student Senate

Luis Gutierrez Vice Chair Graduate Student Affairs Cynthia Roldan Vice Chair Legislative Affairs