Gee, how will the schools make up the difference in costs? Maybe through tuition.

CNN reports.

Cuomo raises minimum wage to $15 for NY state university workers

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday the minimum wage paid to New York state university workers would be raised gradually to $15 an hour over the next few years.

The move is expected to raise the pay for more than 28,000 workers, including students in work-study programs.

It’s the latest in Cuomo’s push to make New York the first state in the nation to have a statewide $15 minimum wage, up from $9 currently.

“Today’s minimum wage still leaves far too many people behind — unacceptably condemning them to a life of poverty even while they work full-time,” Cuomo said.

Last year, he made headlines by bypassing the state legislature to put in place a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers at large chains. He also mandated it for most state government workers.

Cuomo’s goal now is to get lawmakers in Albany to sign on to a statewide minimum of $15. To assist in that effort he also announced Monday the launch of the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, named after his late father, who served as governor of the state for three terms.