NY State Senate Bill 2011-S7224

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May 02, 2012	referred to higher education

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8314
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6671, A121
2015-2016: S2146, S6503, A2921

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to meetings and absences of the board of regents.

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7224

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to meetings and absences of the
board of regents

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would require the Board of Regents to give notice of their
agenda several clays before a scheduled meeting.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 204 of the Education Law to require the Board
of Regents to put their official agenda on the Board's official
website 10 days in advance. Such notice of time, place, and agenda
shall be distributed via the board's official website and
specifically distributed by United States Postal Service to all
Regents at their usual addresses. An agenda for a regular scheduled
meeting of the board shall include a list of all items to be
considered, a description of the subject matter of each item and the
full text of all items subject to a vote and the same of a person
knowledgeable about the agenda and contact information for such
person. An agenda shall be put on the Board's official website for a
special meeting at least 3 prior to the meeting.
Additionally, a summary of all resolutions, decisions, and other
actions taken by the board of regents any committee meeting, task

force, councilor other body for any meeting shall be electronically
available on the board's official website no later than five days
following a meeting. The approved minutes, attendance. voting record
and either transcripts or video record must also be posted on the
board's official website no later than five days following a meeting.

Section 2 makes the bill effective the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall become a law.

JUSTIFICATION:
The New York State Board of Regents should hold itself to the highest
level of transparency.
The Board of Regents presently posts the agenda and corresponding
materials on their website, however, such information is not provided
in a timely manner. Providing the agenda to the public with adequate
notice will allow stakeholders the appropriate time to respond and
discuss the issues. This includes, students, parents, teachers and
advocates. Furthermore, such
transparency will encourage more involvement from the public and will
foster an improved dialogue between both the Board of Regents and
other educational stakeholders.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall become a law.

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7224

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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 meetings and  absences
  of the board of regents

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 204 of the education law  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 204. Meetings and absences. 1. (A) The regents may provide for regu-
lar  meetings[, and the chancellor, or the commissioner of education, or
any five regents, may at any time call a special meeting of the board of
regents and fix the time and place therefor;  and  at  least  ten  days'
notice  of  every  meeting  shall be mailed to the usual address of each
regent.  If any regent shall fail to attend three consecutive  meetings,
without excuse accepted as satisfactory by the regents, he may be deemed
to  have  resigned  and the regents shall then report the vacancy to the
legislature, which shall fill it]  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  AND  ANY
COMMITTEE,  TASK  FORCE,  COUNCIL OR OTHER BODY THEREOF. NOTICE OF TIME,
PLACE AND AGENDA FOR ALL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS
AND ANY COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE, COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY OF  THE  BOARD
SHALL BE PUBLICLY PROVIDED AT LEAST TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF SUCH MEETING.
SUCH  NOTICE  OF  TIME,  PLACE  AND  AGENDA SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA THE
BOARD'S OFFICIAL INTERNET WEBSITE AND SPECIFICALLY DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED
STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ALL REGENTS AT THEIR USUAL ADDRESSES AND, IF  A
MEETING  OF  A  COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE, COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY OF THE
BOARD, BY SUCH MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  THE  UNITED  STATES
POSTAL SERVICE OR ELECTRONIC MEANS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE, TASK
FORCE,  COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY. AN AGENDA FOR A REGULAR PUBLIC MEET-
ING OF THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE,  COUNCIL  OR  OTHER  BODY
THEREOF,  SHALL  BE COMPRISED OF A LIST OF ALL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED, A
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF EACH SUCH ITEM AND THE FULL TEXT OF
ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO A VOTE AND THE NAME OF A PERSON KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT
THE AGENDA AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR  SUCH  PERSON,  INCLUDING  OFFICE
ADDRESS,  E-MAIL  ADDRESS,  AND  TELEPHONE NUMBER, FROM WHOM INFORMATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD13075-01-1

S. 7224                             2

ABOUT THE AGENDA MAY BE OBTAINED AND TO WHOM  WRITTEN  COMMENTS  MAY  BE
SUBMITTED. THE NOTICE AND AGENDA SHALL BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC RECORD.
  (B)  THE  CHANCELLOR  OR THE COMMISSIONER, OR ANY FIVE REGENTS, MAY AT
ANY TIME CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND FIX THE TIME
AND PLACE THEREFOR. NOTICE OF TIME, PLACE AND  AGENDA  FOR  ALL  REGULAR
PUBLIC  MEETINGS  OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND ANY COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE,
COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY OF THE BOARD SHALL BE  PUBLICLY  PROVIDED  AT
LEAST  THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF SUCH MEETING. SUCH NOTICE OF TIME, PLACE
AND AGENDA SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  VIA  THE  BOARD'S  OFFICIAL  INTERNET
WEBSITE  AND  SPECIFICALLY  CIRCULATED  ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS OF THE REGENTS TO ALL REGENTS.  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  SPECIAL
PUBLIC  MEETING  AGENDA  SHALL BE COMPRISED OF A LIST OF ALL ITEMS TO BE
CONSIDERED, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF EACH  SUCH  ITEM  AND
THE  FULL  TEXT  OF ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO A VOTE AND THE NAME OF A PERSON
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE AGENDA AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUCH  PERSON,
INCLUDING  OFFICE  ADDRESS,  E-MAIL  ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, FROM
WHOM INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA MAY BE OBTAINED AND  TO  WHOM  WRITTEN
COMMENTS  MAY  BE SUBMITTED. THE NOTICE AND AGENDA SHALL BE CONSIDERED A
PUBLIC RECORD.
  2. ANY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND ANY COMMITTEE, TASK  FORCE,
COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  3.  A SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS BY THE BOARD
OF REGENTS AND ANY COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE, COUNCIL OR OTHER BODY  THEREOF
FOR  ANY  MEETING  SHALL  BE  ELECTRONICALLY  AVAILABLE  ON THE BOARD OF
REGENTS WEBSITE NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING SUCH MEETING AND SHALL
BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC RECORD. THE APPROVED MINUTES, ATTENDANCE,  VOTING
RECORD  AND  EITHER  TRANSCRIPTS OR VIDEO RECORD FOR ANY MEETING MUST BE
POSTED NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING  THE  APPROVAL  BY  THE  BOARD,
COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE, COUNCIL OR OTHER SUCH BODY. INFORMATION POSTED ON
THE  BOARD  OF REGENTS WEBSITE SHALL REMAIN ON THE SITE AS ARCHIVED DATA
FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
  4. IF ANY REGENT SHALL FAIL  TO  ATTEND  THREE  CONSECUTIVE  MEETINGS,
WITHOUT  EXCUSE ACCEPTED AS SATISFACTORY BY THE REGENTS, THAT REGENT MAY
BE DEEMED TO HAVE RESIGNED AND THE REGENTS SHALL THEN REPORT THE VACANCY
TO THE LEGISLATURE WHICH SHALL FILL IT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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