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Assembly Bill A8819

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor

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2011-A8819 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5018
2015-2016: A2769
2017-2018: A2838
2019-2020: A860

2011-A8819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor.

2011-A8819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8819

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to the Constitution, in relation  to  appointment
  of the commissioner of education

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article
5 of the constitution to 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] AND The Regents of the Univer-
sity of the State of New York[, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove
a  commissioner  of  education to be the chief administrative officer of
the department] SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OF  EDUCATION,  WHO  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.  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 Senate 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.
                                                           LBD89121-01-1

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