Senate Bill S5728A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the election of regents

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  • Introduced
    • 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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2015-S5728 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2489
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§202 & 203, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6377
2017-2018: A4000

2015-S5728 - Summary

Relates to the election of regents.

2015-S5728 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5728 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5728

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  election  of
  regents

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 202 of the  education  law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1993 and subdivi-
sion  2  as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1984 and as designated
by chapter 892 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
  1. The University of the State of New York shall be governed  and  all
its corporate powers exercised by a board of regents the number of whose
members  shall  at  all times be [four more than the number of the then]
THIRTEEN, ONE REPRESENTING EACH existing judicial  [districts]  DISTRICT
of the state [and shall not be less than fifteen.  The regents in office
April  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four shall hold office, in the
order of their election, for such times that the term of one such regent
will expire in each year on the first day  of  April.  Commencing  April
first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, each regent shall be elected for a
term  of  seven  years,  each  such  term  to expire on the first day of
April]. Commencing on April first, nineteen  hundred  ninety-four,  each
regent  shall  be  elected  for  a term of five years, each such term to
expire on the first day of April.   COMMENCING  ON  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN, EACH REGENT SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS,
EACH  SUCH  TERM  TO  EXPIRE  ON  THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER. Each
regent shall be elected [by the legislature by concurrent resolution  in
the  preceding March, on or before the first Tuesday of such month.  If,
however, the legislature fails to agree on such concurrent resolution by
the first Tuesday of such month, then the two houses shall meet in joint
session at noon on the second Tuesday of such month and proceed to elect
such regent by joint ballot] AT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN NOVEMBER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02357-01-5
              

2015-S5728A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2489
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§202 & 203, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6377
2017-2018: A4000

2015-S5728A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election of regents.

2015-S5728A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5728A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5728--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  election  of
  regents

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 202 of the  education  law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1993 and subdivi-
sion  2  as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1984 and as designated
by chapter 892 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
  1. The University of the State of New York shall be governed  and  all
its corporate powers exercised by a board of regents the number of whose
members  shall  at  all times be [four more than the number of the then]
THIRTEEN, ONE REPRESENTING EACH existing judicial  [districts]  DISTRICT
of the state [and shall not be less than fifteen.  The regents in office
April  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four shall hold office, in the
order of their election, for such times that the term of one such regent
will expire in each year on the first day  of  April.  Commencing  April
first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, each regent shall be elected for a
term  of  seven  years,  each  such  term  to expire on the first day of
April]. Commencing on April first, nineteen  hundred  ninety-four,  each
regent  shall  be  elected  for  a term of five years, each such term to
expire on the first day of April.   COMMENCING  ON  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  EACH  REGENT  SHALL  BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR
YEARS, EACH SUCH TERM TO EXPIRE ON THE  THIRTY-FIRST  DAY  OF  DECEMBER.
Each  regent  shall  be elected [by the legislature by concurrent resol-
ution in the preceding March, on or before the  first  Tuesday  of  such
month.    If, however, the legislature fails to agree on such concurrent

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02357-03-6
              

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