A4637-2011 Actions

• Apr 25, 2011: opinion referred to judiciary
• Feb 8, 2011: to attorney-general for opinion
• Feb 4, 2011: referred to education

A4637-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4637
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 4, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCHROEDER, ORTIZ, FINCH, KOLB, RAIA -- Multi
 Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BURLING, CAMARA -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Education
 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
 relation to election 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:

 

S  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] the chief administrative officer of the
 department  SHALL  BE THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, WHO SHALL BE CHOSEN
 AT THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND  TWELVE  AND  EACH
 FOURTH  YEAR  THEREAFTER,  BY THE CASTING BY EACH VOTER OF A SINGLE VOTE
 AND THE LEGISLATURE BY LAW SHALL PROVIDE FOR MAKING SUCH CHOICE IN  SUCH
 MANNER.  THE  RESPECTIVE  PERSON HAVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
 FOR THEM FOR COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL BE ELECTED.   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 constitu
 tion, the heads of all other departments and the members of  all  boards
 and  commissions,  excepting temporary commissions 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.
 

S  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.
 LBD89088-01-1

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