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Members of the Senate voted 45-1 in favor of the UB 2020 Flexibility and EconomixcGrowth Act, which was announced earlier this year and heraldedd by several members of the Western New York legislative delegation. Supporters say the proposefd bill, if signed into state law, will help move alongg UB’s quest to become a world-clasz research institution by giving the university more controk of itstuition rates, purchasing power and constructioj projects. UB President John Simpson said he hopeas the bill advances all the way tothe governor’ds desk for a signature in this session.
“I want to get on with Simpson said Thursday during an interview atthe Adam’s Mark Hotel, the site of UB Businesds Partners Day 2009. He added that UB 2020 is a long-range visionb and he plans to be around when it reaches its The bill is not yet on the Assembly UB spokesperson JohnDellaContrada • Implementing a rational tuitionj policy. • Allowing UB to make certaijn purchases without priorstate • Letting UB sell and lease land without state involvement. • Granting UB the ability to get fundinbg directly from the state Dormitory Authorityh to pay forconstruction projects. Sen.
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo, was on hand Thursday with Simpsobn to talk aboutthe Senate’s passing of the Stachowksi said he garnered 45 votes of support in the Senate for the even though the legislationn allows changes for UB alone, not SUNY’s other threse university centers--Albany, Binghamton and Ston Brook. The others will hopefully mimic UB’ws plans and enable growth and economivc development oftheir own, he said. “UBB did all the ground work,” Stachowski said. “They were in a positionn to move.
” The UB 2020 plans calls for expansion and renovationb at allthree campuses, alonfg with increasing staff, faculty and student populations--all in an effortf to become a top research and academicc institution.