Bill Text: NY A05121 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force of thirteen people to study the feasibility of establishing a new college of the state university at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University; requires a public hearing; further requires a report of recommendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly on or before December 1, 2013.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-30 - print number 5121a [A05121 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05121-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3233--A                                            A. 5121--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2011
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
         tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance
         with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
         to  the  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee
         on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT in relation to establishing a task force to study the feasibility
         of establishing a new college of the state university at the Southamp-
         ton campus of Stony Brook University
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Legislative  findings and intent.   The legislature finds
    2  that since 2006, the state has invested more than $78 million to acquire
    3  and establish a new campus as part of the state university at  Southamp-
    4  ton  under  the  auspices  of  Stony Brook University.   This investment
    5  includes the purchase of the campus, a new library,  renovated  dormito-
    6  ries  and student center, a refurbished new fine arts building and thea-
    7  ter, and other investments to the facilities and the physical plant.
    8    The legislature further finds that it has made a commitment  to  main-
    9  tain  and  expand  opportunities  for  higher  education at this campus.
   10  Higher education is the key to economic recovery and the  investment  at
   11  Southampton reflects the intent of the legislature that higher education
   12  is a priority.
   13    The  state  university  has  identified  certain  education  programs,
   14  including all residential  facilities  at  the  Southampton  campus  for
   15  closure  as  a means to achieve certain savings. The legislature opposes
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 3233--A                          2                         A. 5121--A
    1  such closure.  Therefore, the intent of this legislation is to establish
    2  a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a new  college  of
    3  the  state university at Southampton as well as the feasibility of other
    4  uses of the campus.
    5    S  2. (a) There is hereby created a task force to study the establish-
    6  ment of a new college of the state university at Southampton.
    7    (1) Such task force shall consist of thirteen  voting  members  to  be
    8  appointed  by  the  governor as follows: one shall be appointed upon the
    9  recommendation of the temporary president of the senate;  one  shall  be
   10  appointed  upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the senate,
   11  one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of  the  speaker  of  the
   12  assembly, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority
   13  leader  of  the assembly, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation
   14  of the town board of the town of Southampton,  one  shall  be  appointed
   15  upon the recommendation of the village board of the village of Southamp-
   16  ton,  one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the tribal trus-
   17  tees of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, one shall be  a  resident  of  the
   18  town of Southampton, one shall be a member of a local business organiza-
   19  tion,  one  shall  be a local environmental representative, one shall be
   20  appointed upon the recommendation of the chancellor of the state univer-
   21  sity, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the president of
   22  Stony Brook University, and one shall be a member of a local civic asso-
   23  ciation.
   24    (2) All members of the task force shall be appointed within 30 days of
   25  the effective date of this act. The chair and the vice chair of the task
   26  force shall be designated by the governor and shall be  members  of  the
   27  task  force. Members in general shall be selected for their expertise in
   28  higher education. Eight members of the task  force  shall  constitute  a
   29  quorum  for the purposes of organizing the task force and conducting the
   30  meetings thereof. Members of the task force shall serve  without  salary
   31  or  other  compensation.  The task force shall meet not less than once a
   32  month at the existing campus at Southampton until  a  final  report  and
   33  recommendations are submitted in accordance with subdivision (d) of this
   34  section.
   35    (b)  Such  task  force  shall serve to develop recommendations for the
   36  future use of the Southampton campus, including but not limited  to  the
   37  establishment  of  a new college of the state university at Southampton.
   38  All state agencies shall provide their expertise  and,  where  possible,
   39  their  resources  to  assist the task force in fulfilling its duties and
   40  responsibilities.
   41    (c) Within six months after the appointment of the members of the task
   42  force, the task force shall hold a public hearing. Thereafter, the  task
   43  force  shall  consider and incorporate the comments made at such hearing
   44  into preliminary recommendations. Such preliminary recommendations shall
   45  be published and made available to the  public,  and  submitted  to  the
   46  governor,  the  temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
   47  assembly within nine months of the effective date of this act.   Follow-
   48  ing  the  publishing and submission of such preliminary recommendations,
   49  the task force shall provide at least 30 days but not more than 45  days
   50  for public comment on the recommendations.
   51    (d)  The  task force shall develop and submit a final report of recom-
   52  mendations to the governor, the temporary president of  the  senate  and
   53  the speaker of the assembly on or before December 1, 2013.
   54    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.