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Senate Bill S2123

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Transfers the authority to appoint the commissioner of education from the board of regents to the governor

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2009-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง4, Constn

2009-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Transfers the authority to appoint the commissioner of education from the board of regents to the governor.

2009-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2123

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN,  LANZA,  SALAND -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
  ary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation to the appointment of the commissioner of education

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of arti-
cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 4. The head of the department of audit  and  control  shall  be  the
comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head
of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of
the  State  of  New  York[,  who  shall].  THE GOVERNOR, BY AND WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE SENATE, SHALL appoint and at pleasure  remove  a  commis-
sioner  of  education  to  be  the  chief  administrative officer of the
department. The head of the department of agriculture and markets  shall
be  appointed  in  a manner to be prescribed by law. Except as otherwise
provided in this constitution, the heads of all  other  departments  and
the  members  of all boards and commissions, excepting temporary commis-
sions for special purposes, shall be appointed by the  governor  by  and
with  the  advice  and  consent  of the senate and may be removed by the
governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89095-01-9

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