§ 6226. Community college severence provisions. a. On July first,
nineteen hundred seventy-five:

1. Any funds and copies of all books, papers and records of the
trustees of the state university, pertaining to or connected with the
community colleges, shall become the property of the board of trustees.

2. Any business or other matter undertaken or commenced by the
trustees of the state university of New York pertaining to or connected
with the community colleges may be conducted and completed by the board
of trustees under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect
as if conducted and completed by such board of trustees.

3. Inclusion in the master plan of the state university of New York of
a facility or of a plan or recommendation with respect to a community
college shall constitute inclusion of such facility, plan or
recommendation in the master plan of the city university, and any
approval by the board of regents of any facility, plan or recommendation
included in the master plan of the state university with respect to a
community college and the incorporation thereof in the regents plan for
higher education, and any approval by the governor of the regents plan
insofar as it relates to such facility, plan or recommendation, shall
constitute the requisite approvals of the inclusion of such facility,
plan or recommendation in the master plan of the city university for
purposes of section two hundred thirty-seven of this article and article
one hundred twenty-five-B of this chapter, and any other law.

4. Any person who, immediately prior to July first, nineteen hundred
seventy-five, was appointed to a position on the instructional staff of
a community college pursuant to former section sixty-two hundred six-b
of this article shall be considered as of the effective date of this
article to have been appointed to a comparable position under section
sixty-two hundred ten of this chapter. Any person who, immediately prior
to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, had achieved tenure under
former section sixty-two hundred six-b of this chapter shall be
considered as of July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five as having
achieved tenure and/or attained such other right under section sixty-two
hundred ten of this chapter. The period of creditable service of any
person who, prior to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, had at
any time served in a position on the instructional staff of a community
college pursuant to former section sixty-two hundred six-b of this
chapter shall be counted in computing the years of service of such
person required under section sixty-two hundred ten of this chapter in
the achievement of tenure.

b. The board of trustees is hereby authorized to enter into any
agreement to effectuate the purposes of chapter three hundred thirty-two
of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-five.