Senate Bill S3473

2023-2024 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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2023-S3473 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5150
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7383, A8438

2023-S3473 - Summary

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

2023-S3473 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3473 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3473
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD03140-01-3
              

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2023-S3473A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5150
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7383, A8438

2023-S3473A (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.

2023-S3473A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3473A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3473--A
     Cal. No. 515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 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 APPOINTED BY  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL
 ALSO  BE  A  PAID EMPLOYEE SERVING AT THE PLEASURE 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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