Senate Bill S5246

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to higher education research foundations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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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2015-S5246 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7243
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1413, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6539, A7795

2015-S5246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to higher education research foundations.

2015-S5246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5246

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to high-
  er education research foundations

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

  Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 1413 to read as follows:
S 1413. HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS.
    (A)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HIGHER EDUCATION
  RESEARCH FOUNDATION" SHALL MEAN A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION,  COMPANY
  OR  PARTNERSHIP  CLOSELY  AFFILIATED  WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
  YORK AND WHOSE PURPOSES ARE  ESSENTIALLY  TO  SUPPORT,  SUPPLEMENT  OR
  EXTEND  THE FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF SUCH STATE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING
  WITHOUT LIMITATION THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF
  NEW YORK AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES.
    (B)  CIVIL  SERVICE  STATUS  OF  EMPLOYEES. ANY EMPLOYEE OF A HIGHER
  EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE IN THE  CLASSIFIED
  CIVIL SERVICE OR THE UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
  CIVIL  SERVICE LAW AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL
  SERVICE LAW IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGEN-
  CY OF THE STATE.
  S 2. The state civil service commission may prescribe rules and  regu-
lations  to  define  permanent  employees of a higher education research
foundation as defined in section 1413 of the not-for-profit  corporation
law, as added by section one of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10511-01-5


              

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