S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5150
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to trustees of the state
university and city university
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 268 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
1. The state university shall be governed, and all of its corporate
powers exercised, by a board of trustees. Such board shall consist of
eighteen members, fifteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor
with the advice and consent of the senate, one of whom shall be the
president of the student assembly of the state university, ex-officio
and voting, one of whom shall be the president of the university faculty
senate, ex-officio and non-voting, and one of whom shall be the presi-
dent of the faculty council of community colleges, ex-officio and non-
voting; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH MEMBERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE THE EMPLOYEE
OF, OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE GOVERNOR. Such ex-officio members
shall be subject to every provision of any general, special, or local
law, ordinance, charter, code, rule, or regulation applying to the
voting members of such board with respect to the discharge of their
duties, including, but not limited to, those provisions setting forth
codes of ethics, disclosure requirements, and prohibiting business and
professional activities. One member of the board shall be designated by
the governor as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. Of the members
first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term which shall expire on
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-two; one for a term which shall
expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-three; two for a term
which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-four; one
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
fifty-five; two for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred fifty-six; one for a term which shall expire on June thir-
tieth, nineteen hundred fifty-seven; two for a term which shall expire
on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-eight; one for a term which
shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-nine; two for a
term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty; and
one for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
sixty-one. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same
manner as original appointments. The term of office of each trustee
appointed on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six shall be
seven years, except those of the student member and the faculty members.
Trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be
reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them
in the performance of their duties under this article.
§ 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 6204 of the education
law, as added by chapter 305 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten of
the trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and
consent of the senate; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH TRUSTEE, WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE
AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE GOVERNOR. Five of the
trustees shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York with
the advice and consent of the senate; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH TRUSTEE,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AND CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. One ex-officio trus-
tee shall be the chairperson of the university student senate. One
ex-officio non-voting trustee shall be the chairperson of the university
faculty senate.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
state university of New York and the city university of New York trus-
tees appointed on or after such effective date.