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Jun 15, 2016 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 06, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1422 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 04, 2016 |
print number 2246a |
Feb 04, 2016 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 22, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S2246A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S2246 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S2246
2015-S2246 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2246 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents PURPOSE: Creates a commission on regents nominations appointed by the Governor, the temporary president of the Senate, the speaker and the minority leaders of the Senate and the Assembly to review candidates for the Board of Regents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Establishes that terms for the Regents expire April 1, 2016 and each regent elected after April 1, 2016 shall serve for a term of five years. Section 2. Creates the commission on regents nominations which shall consist of ten members appointed by the Governor, the president pro temp, the speaker and the minority leaders of the Assembly and the Senate. Members shall serve for two years and shall consider and evaluate candidates for the Board of Regents and make recommendations to the Governor. For each vacancy, the commission shall recommend to
2015-S2246 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2246 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- 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 the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents 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 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, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, EACH REGENT SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, EACH SUCH TERM TO EXPIRE ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL. [Each regent shall be elected by the legisla- ture 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.] EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03377-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S2246
2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2246A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents PURPOSE : Creates a commission on regents nominations appointed by the Governor, the temporary president of the Senate, the speaker and the minority leaders of the Senate and the Assembly to review candidates for the Board of Regents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Establishes that terms for the Regents expire April 1, 2017 and each regent elected after April 1, 2017 shall serve for a term of five years. Section 2. Creates the commission on regents nominations which shall consist of ten members appointed by the Governor, the president pro temp, the speaker and the minority leaders of the Assembly and the Senate. Members shall serve for two years and shall consider and evaluate candidates for the Board of Regents and make recommendations to the Governor. For each vacancy, the commission shall recommend to the Governor at least three persons and not more than seven persons. The Governor shall make his appointment among those recommended to him
2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2246--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High- er Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents 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 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, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, EACH REGENT SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, EACH SUCH TERM TO EXPIRE ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL. [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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03377-02-6
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