Senate Bill S2246A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents

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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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2015-S2246 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6790
2017-2018: S2625

2015-S2246 - Summary

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents.

2015-S2246 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2246 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2246

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  election  of
  regents and the creation of the commission on regents

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 202 of the  education  law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1993 and subdivi-
sion  2  as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1984 and as designated
by chapter 892 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
  1. The University of the State of New York shall be governed  and  all
its corporate powers exercised by a board of regents the number of whose
members  shall  at  all  times  be four more than the number of the then
existing judicial districts of the state and  shall  not  be  less  than
fifteen.    The regents in office April first, nineteen hundred seventy-
four shall hold office, in the order of their election, for  such  times
that  the  term of one such regent will expire in each year on the first
day of April. Commencing April  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four,
each  regent  shall be elected for a term of seven years, each such term
to expire on the first day of April. Commencing on April first, nineteen
hundred ninety-four, each regent shall be elected for  a  term  of  five
years,  each such term to expire on the first day of April, TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN. COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  EACH  REGENT
SHALL  BE  ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, EACH SUCH TERM TO EXPIRE ON
THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL.  [Each regent shall be elected by  the  legisla-
ture  by  concurrent resolution in the preceding March, on or before the
first Tuesday of such month.   If, however,  the  legislature  fails  to
agree  on such concurrent resolution by the first Tuesday of such month,
then the two houses shall meet in joint session at noon  on  the  second
Tuesday of such month and proceed to elect such regent by joint ballot.]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03377-01-5
              

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2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, add §202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6790
2017-2018: S2625

2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents.

2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2246A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2246--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, SERINO -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
  er  Education  in  accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  election  of
  regents and the creation of the commission on regents

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 202 of the  education  law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1993 and subdivi-
sion  2  as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1984 and as designated
by chapter 892 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
  1. The University of the State of New York shall be governed  and  all
its corporate powers exercised by a board of regents the number of whose
members  shall  at  all  times  be four more than the number of the then
existing judicial districts of the state and  shall  not  be  less  than
fifteen.    The regents in office April first, nineteen hundred seventy-
four shall hold office, in the order of their election, for  such  times
that  the  term of one such regent will expire in each year on the first
day of April. Commencing April  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four,
each  regent  shall be elected for a term of seven years, each such term
to expire on the first day of April. Commencing on April first, nineteen
hundred ninety-four, each regent shall be elected for  a  term  of  five
years,  each such term to expire on the first day of April, TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN.   COMMENCING ON APRIL FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  EACH
REGENT  SHALL  BE  ELECTED  FOR  A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, EACH SUCH TERM TO
EXPIRE ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL.  [Each regent shall be elected by  the
legislature  by  concurrent  resolution  in  the  preceding March, on or
before the first Tuesday of such month.   If, however,  the  legislature

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03377-02-6
              

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