Bill Text: NY A04641 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to higher education [A04641 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04641-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4641
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 3, 2017
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        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:
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph g of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
     2  tion law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is  amended  to
     3  read as follows:
     4    g.  To appoint the [head] president of each state-operated institution
     5  in the state university upon the recommendation  made  to  them  by  the
     6  council  of  such institution in accordance with the rules and standards
     7  established by the state university trustees; or if such  recommendation
     8  is  not  made  or does not comply with such rules and standards, then to
     9  make such appointment as is by them deemed necessary; to  prescribe  the
    10  functions,  powers,  and  duties  of  the  [head] president of each such
    11  institution; and to appoint  or  provide  for  the  appointment  of  the
    12  members  of  the instructional and administrative staffs, and such other
    13  employees as may be necessary, at each state-operated  institution  upon
    14  the  recommendation  of  the  [head]  president thereof and prescribe or
    15  provide for the prescription of their duties.  One  president  shall  be
    16  appointed  for  each state-operated institution in the state university.
    17  No individual shall serve concurrently  as  president  of  two  or  more
    18  state-operated institutions in the state university.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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