Senate Bill S6099

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the college of renewable energy and sustainability in the city university of New York

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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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2019-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3176
2023-2024: S2004

2019-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the college of renewable energy and sustainability in the city university of New York.

2019-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6099
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to establish the college of renewable energy  and  sustainability
   in the city university of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) The trustees of the city university  of  New  York  are
 hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  immediately  take all actions, in
 conjunction with the chancellor of the city university of New  York,  to
 create  and establish within the city university of New York system, and
 subject to the jurisdiction of such board  of  trustees,  a  college  of
 renewable  energy and sustainability to be located near the JFK Interna-
 tional Airport in Jamaica, borough of Queens.
   (b) Such board of trustees shall select the location of  such  college
 within Jamaica and provide for such college to be an accessible, afford-
 able,  competitive, four-year, bachelor's level, degree-granting college
 of the city university.
   (c) The purpose of this college of renewable energy and sustainability
 shall be to offer majors to be determined  by  such  board  of  trustees
 relating to the field of renewable energy and sustainability.
   (d)  Such  board  of trustees shall establish standards and promulgate
 any necessary rules  and  regulations  for  the  establishment  of  such
 college  pursuant  to  article  one hundred twenty-five of the education
 law.
   § 2. The chancellor of the city university of New York shall  set  the
 curriculum  and  the  academic policies for such college as described in
 section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11891-01-9

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