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Assembly Bill A2769

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor

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2015-A2769 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8819
2013-2014: A5018
2017-2018: A2838
2019-2020: A860

2015-A2769 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A2769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2769

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, MONTESANO, GIGLIO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- 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 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  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  a
commissioner of education to be] AND 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.
                                                           LBD89030-01-5

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