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Assembly Bill A860

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor

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2019-A860 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8819
2013-2014: A5018
2015-2016: A2769
2017-2018: A2838

2019-A860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    860
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOLB, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, MONTESANO, GIGLIO,
   BRABENEC -- 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:
   §  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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD89041-01-9

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