Bill Text: NY A06427 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires the inclusion of a fiscal note with the adoption of a resolution or change in the rules and regulations governing educational institutions which have a fiscal impact.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to higher education [A06427 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06427-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4416                                                  A. 6427
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 27, 2013
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, MARTINS,
         ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
         committed to the Committee on Higher Education
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  inclusion  of
         fiscal notes with certain resolutions or rules and regulations adopted
         by educational institutions
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph b of  subdivision  2  of
    2  section  355 of the education law is designated subparagraph 1 and a new
    3  subparagraph 2 is added to read as follows:
    4    (2) PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR ANY ALTERATION OR  AMEND-
    5  MENT  TO  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE GOVERNANCE OF THE STATE
    6  UNIVERSITY AND THE INSTITUTIONS THEREIN THAT MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE  IN
    7  THE  EXPENDITURES OF STATE MONEYS IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH ADOPTION OR
    8  ANY FUTURE FISCAL YEAR, A FISCAL NOTE  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  WHICH  SHALL
    9  STATE  THE  AMOUNT  IN DOLLARS THAT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE UNIVERSITY
   10  SYSTEM TO FULFILL THE PROVISION OF  SUCH  RESOLUTION  OR  ALTERATION  OR
   11  AMENDMENT  TO  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.  SUCH FISCAL NOTE SHALL BE
   12  ATTACHED TO AND/OR BE PART OF ANY RESOLUTION BY THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES
   13  AMENDING OR ALTERING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
   14  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH THE FISCAL NOTE
   15  SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CHANCELLOR AND SECURED FROM THE DIVISION OF THE
   16  BUDGET.
   17    S 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   18  subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   19    18.  PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR ANY ALTERATION OR AMEND-
   20  MENT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OR BY-LAWS OF THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 4416                             2                            A. 6427
    1  NEW  YORK  BY THE TRUSTEES FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY AND
    2  THE INSTITUTIONS THEREIN THAT MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN THE EXPENDITURE
    3  OF STATE MONEYS IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH ADOPTION OR ANY FUTURE FISCAL
    4  YEAR,  A  FISCAL  NOTE SHALL BE REQUIRED WHICH SHALL STATE THE AMOUNT IN
    5  DOLLARS THAT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO FULFILL  THE
    6  PROVISIONS  OF  SUCH RESOLUTION OR ALTERATION OR AMENDMENT TO SUCH RULES
    7  AND REGULATIONS OR BY-LAWS.   SUCH FISCAL  NOTE  SHALL  BE  ATTACHED  TO
    8  AND/OR  BE  PART  OF ANY RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AMENDING OR
    9  ALTERING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE  UNIVERSITY  SYSTEM.  FOR  THE
   10  PURPOSES  OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION THE FISCAL NOTE SHALL BE
   11  APPROVED BY THE CHANCELLOR AND SECURED FROM THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET.
   12    S 3. Section 207 of the education law is amended to read as follows:
   13    S 207. Legislative power.  Subject and in conformity to the  constitu-
   14  tion and laws of the state, the regents shall exercise legislative func-
   15  tions  concerning  the  educational  system  of the state, determine its
   16  educational policies, and, except, as to the judicial functions  of  the
   17  commissioner  [of  education],  establish rules for carrying into effect
   18  the laws and policies of the state, relating to education, and the func-
   19  tions, powers, duties and trusts conferred or charged upon the universi-
   20  ty and the education department.  But no enactment of the regents  shall
   21  modify  in  any degree the freedom of the governing body of any seminary
   22  for the training of priests or clergymen to determine and  regulate  the
   23  entire  course  of religious, doctrinal or theological instruction to be
   24  given in such institution.  No rule by which more than a  majority  vote
   25  shall  be  required  for  any  specified  action by the regents shall be
   26  amended, suspended or repealed by a smaller vote than that required  for
   27  action thereunder.  Rules or regulations, or amendments or repeals ther-
   28  eof,  adopted  or  prescribed  by  the  commissioner  [of  education] as
   29  provided by law shall not be effective unless and until approved by  the
   30  regents,  except  where  authority  is conferred by the regents upon the
   31  commissioner [of education] to adopt, prescribe, amend  or  repeal  such
   32  rules  or  regulations.    PRIOR  TO THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR ANY
   33  ALTERATION OR AMENDMENT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
   34  REGENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN THE EXPENDITURE OF STATE MONEYS,
   35  IN  THE FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH ADOPTION OR ANY FUTURE FISCAL YEAR, A FISCAL
   36  NOTE SHALL BE REQUIRED WHICH SHALL STATE  THE  AMOUNT  IN  DOLLARS  THAT
   37  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH RESOLUTION OR ALTER-
   38  ATION OR AMENDMENT TO SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH FISCAL NOTE SHALL
   39  BE  ATTACHED TO AND/OR BE PART OF ANY RESOLUTION BY THE REGENTS AMENDING
   40  OR  ALTERING  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THE
   41  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION, SUCH FISCAL NOTE SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE
   42  COMMISSIONER AND SECURED FROM THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET.
   43    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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