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Assembly Bill A11282

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the governor, with the advice of the senate, to appoint the commissioner of education

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2009-A11282 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง302, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5047

2009-A11282 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the governor, with the advice of the senate, to appoint the commissioner of education.

2009-A11282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11282

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, CALHOUN, CONTE, J. MILLER, REILICH, SAYWARD
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. ALFANO, BACALLES, BALL, BARCLAY,
  BARRA, BURLING,  BUTLER,  CASTELLI,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,
  FITZPATRICK,  GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  JORDAN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINARO,
  MONTESANO,  OAKS,  O'MARA,  RABBITT,  SALADINO,  SCOZZAFAVA,  TEDISCO,
  TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the gover-
  nor to appoint the commissioner of education

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

  Section 1. Section 302 of the education law  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 302. How chosen.  The commissioner of education shall be [elected by
a  majority  vote of the regents] APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, BY AND WITH
THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.   Residence without the  state  of
New York shall not disqualify him OR HER from [election] APPOINTMENT.
  S 2. Section 303 of the education law is amended to read as follows:
  S 303. Term  of  office.    The  commissioner of education shall serve
during the pleasure of the [board of regents] GOVERNOR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17384-02-0

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