NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7383

Senate Bill S7383

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and the city university of New York

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 02, 2022	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
May 16, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2022	1st report cal.1244
Jan 05, 2022	referred to higher education
Sep 17, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 2, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S7383
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 2, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  May 10, 2022 - Higher Education Committee Vote
  S7383
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Higher Education Committee Vote: May 10, 2022
      
      aye (11)
      
      Boyle
      
      Cooney
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Jackson
      
      Liu
      
      Oberacker
      
      Parker
      
      Rivera
      
      Stavisky

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2021-S7383 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8438
Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S3473, A5150

2021-S7383 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and the city university of New York.

2021-S7383 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7383

SPONSOR: STAVISKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to trustees of the state
university and city university

 
PURPOSE:

This bill ensures that Gubernatorial and Mayoral appointments to the
State University and City University Boards of Trustees are independent
of the appointing entities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Prohibits a member of the State University of New York (SUNY)
Board of Trustees from serving on the Board if such member is an employ-
ee of or under the supervision of the Governor.  Additionally, this
section provides an exemption for ex-officio members and classified
civil service employees.

Section 2. Prohibits a member of the City University of New York

(CUNY) Board of Trustees from serving on the Board if such member is an
employee of or under the supervision of the Mayor or the Governor.
Additionally, this section provides an exemption for ex-officio members
and classified civil service employees.

Section 3. Sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The SUNY Board of Trustees consists of eighteen members, fifteen of whom
are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The three remaining members are ex-officio and consist of the President
of the SUNY Student Assembly (ex-officio and voting); the President of
the University Faculty Senate (ex-officio and non-voting; and the Presi-
dent of the Faculty Council of Community Colleges (ex-officio and non-
voting).

The CUNY Board of Trustees consists of seventeen members. Ten of whom
are appointed by the governor and five of whom are appointed by the
mayor of New York City. All such appointments are made upon the advice
and consent of the Senate. The two remaining Trustees are ex-officio and
consist of the Chairperson of the University Student Senate (ex-officio
and voting) and the Chairperson of the University Faculty Senate (ex-of-
ficio and non-voting).

This bill will ensure that individuals appointed to the SUNY and CUNY
Boards of Trustees will be able to serve free from political influence
or pressure from those that appoint them. Our public college systems
deserve governing boards that make decisions solely based on the best
interests of the colleges.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and shall apply to the State University of New York and the
City University of New York trustees appointed on or after such effec-
tive date.

2021-S7383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7383
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to trustees of the  state
   university and city university
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  353  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  268  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The state university shall be governed, and all  of  its  corporate
 powers  exercised,  by  a board of trustees. Such board shall consist of
 eighteen members, fifteen of whom shall be  appointed  by  the  governor
 with  the  advice  and  consent  of the senate, one of whom shall be the
 president of the student assembly of the  state  university,  ex-officio
 and voting, one of whom shall be the president of the university faculty
 senate,  ex-officio  and non-voting, and one of whom shall be the presi-
 dent of the faculty council of community colleges, ex-officio  and  non-
 voting;  PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH MEMBERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EX-OFFICIO
 MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, SHALL  BE  THE  EMPLOYEE
 OF,  OR  UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE GOVERNOR. Such ex-officio members
 shall be subject to every provision of any general,  special,  or  local
 law,  ordinance,  charter,  code,  rule,  or  regulation applying to the
 voting members of such board with respect  to  the  discharge  of  their
 duties,  including,  but  not limited to, those provisions setting forth
 codes of ethics, disclosure requirements, and prohibiting  business  and
 professional  activities. One member of the board shall be designated by
 the governor as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. Of the  members
 first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term which shall expire on
 June  thirtieth,  nineteen hundred fifty-two; one for a term which shall
 expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-three; two for  a  term
 which  shall  expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-four; one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13107-02-1

 S. 7383                             2
 
 for a term which  shall  expire  on  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred
 fifty-five;  two  for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nine-
 teen hundred fifty-six; one for a term which shall expire on June  thir-
 tieth,  nineteen  hundred fifty-seven; two for a term which shall expire
 on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-eight; one for  a  term  which
 shall  expire  on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-nine; two for a
 term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  sixty;  and
 one  for  a  term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
 sixty-one. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the  same
 manner  as  original  appointments.  The  term of office of each trustee
 appointed on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six shall  be
 seven years, except those of the student member and the faculty members.
 Trustees  shall  receive no compensation for their services but shall be
 reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred by  them
 in the performance of their duties under this article.
   §  2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  2 of section 6204 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 305 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (a)  The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten of
 the trustees shall be appointed by the  governor  with  the  advice  and
 consent of the senate; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH TRUSTEE, WITH THE EXCEPTION
 OF  EX-OFFICIO  MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE
 AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE GOVERNOR.  Five of  the
 trustees  shall  be  appointed by the mayor of the city of New York with
 the advice and consent of the senate; PROVIDED  THAT  NO  SUCH  TRUSTEE,
 WITH  THE  EXCEPTION  OF EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
 EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE
 SUPERVISION OF, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.  One ex-officio trus-
 tee shall be the chairperson  of  the  university  student  senate.  One
 ex-officio non-voting trustee shall be the chairperson of the university
 faculty senate.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
 state university of New York and the city university of New  York  trus-
 tees appointed on or after such effective date.

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