“The mission of the state university system shall be to provide to the people of
New York educational services of the highest quality, with the broadest possible
access, fully representative of all segments of the population in a complete range
of academic, professional and vocational postsecondary programs — to meet the
needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and to address local,
regional and state needs and goals.”
–– New York State Education Law, Section 351

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2012 Political Action Calendar

Date Event Location   January   1/4 NY State of the State Address Empire State Plaza Convention Center 1/17 Executive Budget Proposal   1/24 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 1/31 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany   February   2/3-2/4 UUP Winter DA 2012 Desmond Hotel, Albany 2/7 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 2/14 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 2/17-2/19 Black & PeurtoRican Ligislative Caucus Annual Legislative Conference Empire State Plaza 2/20-2/24 No Session   2/28 No Session     March   3/5-3/6 NYSUT HE Lobby Day Desmond Hotel, Albany 3/14 Coalition Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 3/19-3/20 NYSUT Committee of 100 Desmond Hotel, Albany 3/29 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 3/27 EOP/EOC Advocacy Day Meeting Room 1, LOB, Albany   April   4/1 NYS Budget Due   4/2-4/6 No Session   4/9-4/13 No Session   4/17 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 4/20-4/21 UUP Spring DA 2012 Desmond Hotel, Albany 4/26-4/28 NYSUT RA Buffalo, NY   May   5/8 UUP Advocacy Day LOB, Albany 5/21-5/22 NYSUT Committee of 100 Desmond Hotel, Albany   August   8/13-8/14 NYSUT Endorsement Conference Desmond Hotel, Albany 2012 UUP Political Action Calendar			Brian Tappen, Outreach Committee Chair

Any member of UUP who wishes to attend any of UUP-UMU Legislative events, please contact the UUP Office at 422-3643 or email syracuse@uupmail.org for information.

Legislative Agenda

• Protect SUNY’s Core Mission
• Ensure access to public higher education for all New Yorkers
• Maintain SUNY’s ability to offer quality education and student services
• Keep SUNY hospitals public and preserve vital services at the health science centers
• Protect SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Centers and Educational Opportunity Programs
• Codify the Office for Diversity and Educational Equity in state Education Law
• Increase the availability of full-time tenure track faculty and protect part-time and contingent faculty
• Protect the public trust by preserving legislative oversight of SUNY
• Promote Social Justice
• Protect access to SUNY for employees and students with disabilities
• Reform the current regressive NYS income tax structure
• Enact the New York State Fair Pay Act
• Support sovereign immunity legislation to restore public employee rights
• Support paid family medical leave for all New Yorkers
• Support health care for all New Yorkers
• Strengthen Workers’ Rights
• Provide unemployment insurance for part-time SUNY employees
• Protect health insurance benefits for SUNY retirees
• Maintain NYSTI’s independence and restore employees to 12-month status

“SUNY’s core mission is to provide every New York resident access to affordable degree programs of the highest quality. Investing in SUNY guarantees a bright future for everyone in New York state.”
— UUP President Phillip H. Smith

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