Senate Bill S2625

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2625 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6790
2015-2016: S2246

2017-S2625 - Summary

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents.

2017-S2625 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2625 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2625
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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
 
 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
 EIGHTEEN.  COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, 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.
              

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2017-S2625A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6790
2015-2016: S2246

2017-S2625A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents.

2017-S2625A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2625A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2625--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, O'MARA, SERINO
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Higher 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
 NINETEEN.  COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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