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Senate Bill S6539

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to higher education research foundations

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2017-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7795
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1413, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5246, A7243

2017-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to higher education research foundations.

2017-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6539
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to high-
   er education research foundations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 1413 to read as follows:
 § 1413. HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS.
     (A)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HIGHER EDUCATION
   RESEARCH FOUNDATION" SHALL MEAN A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION,  COMPANY
   OR  PARTNERSHIP  CLOSELY  AFFILIATED  WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
   YORK AND WHOSE PURPOSES ARE  ESSENTIALLY  TO  SUPPORT,  SUPPLEMENT  OR
   EXTEND  THE FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF SUCH STATE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING
   WITHOUT LIMITATION THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF
   NEW YORK AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES.
     (B)  CIVIL  SERVICE  STATUS  OF  EMPLOYEES. ANY EMPLOYEE OF A HIGHER
   EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE IN THE  CLASSIFIED
   CIVIL SERVICE OR THE UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
   CIVIL  SERVICE LAW AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL
   SERVICE LAW IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGEN-
   CY OF THE STATE.
   § 2. The state civil service commission may prescribe rules and  regu-
 lations  to  define  permanent  employees of a higher education research
 foundation as defined in section 1413 of the not-for-profit  corporation
 law, as added by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11731-01-7

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