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Assembly Bill A4641

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the state university of NY trustees to appoint a president for each state-operated institution in the state university

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2017-A4641 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8585
2013-2014: A5539
2015-2016: A1764

2017-A4641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state university of New York trustees to appoint a president for each state-operated institution in the state university.

2017-A4641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4641
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, THIELE, CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  CROUCH -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring the state
   university of New York trustees to appoint a president for each state-
   operated institution in the state university

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph g of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   g.  To appoint the [head] PRESIDENT of each state-operated institution
 in the state university upon the recommendation  made  to  them  by  the
 council  of  such institution in accordance with the rules and standards
 established by the state university trustees; or if such  recommendation
 is  not  made  or does not comply with such rules and standards, then to
 make such appointment as is by them deemed necessary; to  prescribe  the
 functions,  powers,  and  duties  of  the  [head] PRESIDENT of each such
 institution; and to appoint  or  provide  for  the  appointment  of  the
 members  of  the instructional and administrative staffs, and such other
 employees as may be necessary, at each state-operated  institution  upon
 the  recommendation  of  the  [head]  PRESIDENT thereof and prescribe or
 provide for the prescription of their duties.  ONE  PRESIDENT  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED  FOR  EACH STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
 NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL SERVE CONCURRENTLY  AS  PRESIDENT  OF  TWO  OR  MORE
 STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08803-01-7

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