Senate Bill S542

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the University of the State of New York environmental sustainability office

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2023-S542 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4998
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-c, Ed L

2023-S542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the university of the state of New York environmental sustainability office to lead the coordination, planning and implementation of policies, programs, and processes to fulfill the university's sustainability obligations and targets cohesively, across all university campuses, and at the system level.

2023-S542 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    542
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   university  of  the  state  of  New  York environmental sustainability
   office

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 235-c
 to read as follows:
   § 235-C. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE.  1.  THE  REGENTS  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  AN  ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO LEAD THE COORDINATION, PLANNING  AND  IMPLE-
 MENTATION  OF POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROCESSES TO FULFILL THE UNIVERSI-
 TY'S SUSTAINABILITY  OBLIGATIONS  AND  TARGETS  COHESIVELY,  ACROSS  ALL
 UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL. SUSTAINABILITY OBLIGATIONS
 INCLUDE,  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, REDUCTION IN ENERGY USE, PREVENTION OF
 WASTE AND ACHIEVING MATERIAL CIRCULARITY,  CARBON  EMISSIONS  REDUCTION,
 SOCIAL  EQUITY  AND  JUSTICE,  AND  ENGAGEMENT  AND  OUTREACH STRATEGIES
 INCLUDED WITHIN THESE AND OTHER SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS AREAS.
   2. THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE  SHALL  BE  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL
 SUSTAINABILITY  WHO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  REGENTS AND HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
   A. LEAD INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING TO  FULFILL  UNIVERSITY  SUSTAINABILITY
 COMMITMENTS  AND  REPRESENT  THE  UNIVERSITY'S  SUSTAINABILITY  GOALS IN
 SYSTEM-WIDE AND CAMPUS LEVEL PLANNING.
   B. SET CONSISTENT SUSTAINABILITY  STANDARDS,  ACROSS  A  MULTITUDE  OF
 RELATED  FOCUS  AREAS, SYSTEM-WIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SYSTEM
 AND CAMPUS LEVEL CLEAN ENERGY MASTER PLANS AND  ZERO  WASTE  CIRCULARITY
 PLANS.
   C.  LEVERAGE  EXPERTISE  AVAILABLE ACROSS UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES TO PILOT
 AND ELEVATE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND RESEARCH.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02228-01-3
              

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