Assembly Bill A5539

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the state university of NY trustees to appoint a president for each state-operated institution in the state university

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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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2013-A5539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3696
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8585, S5881
2015-2016: A1764
2017-2018: A4641

2013-A5539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state university of New York trustees to appoint a president for each state-operated institution in the state university.

2013-A5539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5539

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, THIELE, CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring the state
  university of New York trustees to appoint a president for each state-
  operated institution in the state university

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph g of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  g.  To appoint the [head] PRESIDENT of each state-operated institution
in the state university upon the recommendation  made  to  them  by  the
council  of  such institution in accordance with the rules and standards
established by the state university trustees; or if such  recommendation
is  not  made  or does not comply with such rules and standards, then to
make such appointment as is by them deemed necessary; to  prescribe  the
functions,  powers,  and  duties  of  the  [head] PRESIDENT of each such
institution; and to appoint  or  provide  for  the  appointment  of  the
members  of  the instructional and administrative staffs, and such other
employees as may be necessary, at each state-operated  institution  upon
the  recommendation  of  the  [head]  PRESIDENT thereof and prescribe or
provide for the prescription of their duties.  ONE  PRESIDENT  SHALL  BE
APPOINTED  FOR  EACH STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL SERVE CONCURRENTLY  AS  PRESIDENT  OF  TWO  OR  MORE
STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05681-01-3

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