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Senate Bill S2921
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2921 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง6302 & 6310, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S2016
2013-2014: S764
2015-2016: S226
2009-S2921 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and eligible local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college operating under the program of SUNY, to transfer sponsorship from the existing sponsor to the community college region, and to protect the employment and collective bargaining rights of all employees of a community college.
2009-S2921 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2921 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of community college regions PURPOSE : To amend the Education Law to authorize local community colleges, college sponsors, and eligible local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college operating under the program of State University of New York; to transfer sponsorship from the existing sponsor to the community college region; and to protect upon transfer the employment and collective bargaining rights of all employees of a community college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision two of section 6302 of the Education Law to remove a restriction which currently limits the availability of community college regions as an optional form of community college sponsorship only to existing community colleges outside of New York City sponsored by a school district or a city. Section 2 amends section 6310 of the Education Law by adding a number of specific provisions providing for the transfer of sponsorship of a
2009-S2921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2921 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of community college regions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6302 of the education law, as amended by chapter 295 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2. Pursuant to section sixty-three hundred ten of this article, any eligible county, city or school district acting through its local legis- lative body or board, may by local law or resolution, and pursuant to the master plan, standards and regulations prescribed by the state university trustees, and with the approval of said trustees, combine with one or more contiguous counties, cities or school districts, or any combination thereof, to constitute a community college region for the purpose of operating, as local sponsor, an existing community college [which is currently sponsored by a city or school district] other than A COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRENTLY SPONSORED BY a school district located in a city with a population of one million or more. S 2. Section 6310 of the education law is amended by adding five new subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 to read as follows: 17. THE SPONSOR OF ANY EXISTING COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR WHICH SPONSOR- SHIP IS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGION MAY TERMINATE ITS SOLE SPONSORSHIP OF SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TRANSFER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THIS ARTICLE, THE MASTER PLAN, STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF SAID TRUSTEES; AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGION ESTABLISHED TO SPONSOR SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF SUCH COLLEGE BY RESOLUTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10117-01-9
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