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Assembly Bill A1249C

Vetoed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY

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2009-A1249 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1736
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A223, S1217
2013-2014: S638
2015-2016: S3190

2009-A1249 - Summary

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY; prohibits trustees from being employees of the appointing authority.

2009-A1249 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1249

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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  127  of  the  laws  of 2006, 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
seventeen 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;  PROVIDED  THAT NO SUCH MEMBER, EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
STUDENT ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, SHALL BE THE EMPLOYEE  OF,  OR
UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF,  ANY  APPOINTING AUTHORITY, and one of whom
shall be the president of the university faculty senate, ex-officio  and
non-voting.  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 thirti-
eth, nineteen hundred fifty-four; one for a term which shall  expire  on

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

2009-A1249A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1736
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A223, S1217
2013-2014: S638
2015-2016: S3190

2009-A1249A - Summary

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY; prohibits trustees from being employees of the appointing authority.

2009-A1249A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1249--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  the  appointment  of
  trustees of the city university

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision   2 of section  6204  of  the
education  law,  as added by chapter 305 of the laws of 1979, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten  of
the  trustees  shall  be  appointed  by the governor with the advice and
consent of the senate; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH TRUSTEE SHALL BE AN EMPLOY-
EE OF, OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY.   Five  of
the  trustees  shall  be  appointed by the mayor of the city of New York
with the advice and consent of the senate; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH TRUSTEE
SHALL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE  SUPERVISION  OF,  ANY  APPOINTING
AUTHORITY.    One  ex-officio  trustee  shall  be the chairperson of the
university student senate. One ex-officio non-voting  trustee  shall  be
the chairperson of the university faculty senate.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00998-02-9

2009-A1249B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1736
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A223, S1217
2013-2014: S638
2015-2016: S3190

2009-A1249B - Summary

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY; prohibits trustees from being employees of the appointing authority.

2009-A1249B - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1249--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
  reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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  127  of  the  laws  of 2006, 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
seventeen 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;  PROVIDED  THAT NO SUCH MEMBER, EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
STUDENT ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, SHALL BE THE EMPLOYEE  OF,  OR
UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF,  ANY  APPOINTING AUTHORITY, and one of whom
shall be the president of the university faculty senate, ex-officio  and
non-voting.  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

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

2009-A1249C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1736
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353 & 6204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A223, S1217
2013-2014: S638
2015-2016: S3190

2009-A1249C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY; prohibits trustees from being employees of the appointing authority.

2009-A1249C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A1249C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1249--C

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
  again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
  as  amended  and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
  2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

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 127 of the laws  of  2006,  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
seventeen  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; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH MEMBER, EXCEPT THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
STUDENT ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ANY CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEE,  SHALL  BE  THE  EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE
GOVERNOR, and one of whom shall  be  the  president  of  the  university
faculty senate, ex-officio and non-voting. 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 profes-

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

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