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Members of the Senate voted 45-16t in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibilitu and EconomicGrowth Act, which was announced earlierf this year and heralded by several members of the Western New York legislativew delegation. Supporters say the proposed if signed intostate law, will help move alon UB’s quest to become a world-class research institutio n by giving the university more contropl of its tuition rates, purchasingh power and construction UB President John Simpson said he hopes the bill advancees all the way to the governor’s desk for a signaturew in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interviewa atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesse Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-ranges vision and he plans to be around when it reacheswits conclusion. The bill is not yet on the Assemblyh calendar, UB spokesperson John DellaContrada said. Implementing a rational tuition policy. • Allowing UB to make certainm purchases without priorstate approval. • Letting UB sell and leas land withoutstate involvement. • Grantinfg UB the ability to get funding directly from the stater Dormitory Authority to pay forconstruction Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursday with Simpsonn to talk aboutthe Senate’s passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of suppor in the Senate for the bill, even though the legislatio n allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’x other three university centers--Albany, Binghamton and Stonyy Brook. The others will hopefully mimic UB’s planss and enable growth and economic development oftheir own, he said. “UB did all the grouncd work,” Stachowski said.
“They were in a position to The UB 2020 plans calls for expansiohn and renovation at allthree campuses, along with increasinfg staff, faculty and student populations--all in an effort to becom e a top research and academic institution.