Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 20, 2017 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1463 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 03, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4138
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S4138 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §202, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7318
2013-2014: S2031
2015-2016: S17
2017-S4138 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4138 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to filling vacancies in the office of regent by appointment PURPOSE : To provide for the selection of the board of regents by appointment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill amends Section 202 of the Education Law to provide that there will be seventeen appointed regents; eight of whom would be chosen by the Governor; three by the Majority Leader of the Senate; three by the Speaker of the Assembly; one each by the Minority Leaders of the Senate and Assembly and one appointment to be selected on a rotating basis amongst the Governor, Majority Leader and Speaker. EXISTING LAW : Selection is made by a resolution of the Senate and Assembly, or in the event there no agreement, by election of the Legislature sitting in joint Session of 213 members.
2017-S4138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4138 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER -- 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 filling vacancies in the office of regent by appointment 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] SEVENTEEN members [shall at all times be four more than the number of the then existing judicial districts 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. [Each] ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, 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] APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07874-01-7
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