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Sponsors
12 Co-sponsors
36 Multi-sponsors
- Inez Barron
- James F. Brennan
- Joan Christensen
- William Colton
- Marcos Crespo
- Francine DelMonte
- Janet Duprey
- Joseph Errigo
- Adriano Espaillat
- Dennis H. Gabryszak
- Sandy Galef
- Vanessa Gibson
- Richard Gottfried
- Aileen Gunther
- Andrew Hevesi
- Dov Hikind
- Janele Hyer-Spencer
- Rory Lancman
- Margaret Markey
- Nettie Mayersohn
- David McDonough
- Thomas McKevitt
- Grace Meng
- Joan Millman
- Catherine Nolan
- Audrey Pheffer
- Jack Quinn III
- Robert Reilly
- Teresa Sayward
- Frank Skartados
- Mike Spano
- Robert Sweeney
- Fred Thiele
- David Townsend
- Harvey Weisenberg
- Kenneth Zebrowski
History
- Substituted by S5585C
- Advanced to third reading cal.842
- Reported
- Print number 9844a
- Amend and recommit to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Toby Ann Stavisky
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A9844A
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records
Purpose
This bill requires the Board of Trustees of the State University, City University, and Higher Education Services Corporation to make publicly available the agendas of all committees and subcommittees three days before the meeting on their website. The approved minutes, attendance, transcripts or video recording, and voting record of the meeting must be available no later than seven days after their approval by the board, committee or sub-commit.tee. This information must remain available for no less than ten years after the meeting. A summary of resolutions and board actions must be available no later than seven days after the meet- ing.
If an executive committee meeting has been called, the agenda must be available 24 hours in advance.
Justification
This bill would increase the transparency for the Boards of Trustees of our higher educational institutions in New York State. Since members of these boards are not elected by the general public and do not serve a constituency, their meetings should be open and available at all times so that all New Yorkers have the ability to understand the decision making process that goes into life altering decisions such as tuition increases. The availability of these meetings will open the process to all New Yorkers who wish to be part of, and understand the process of the governing boards of higher education in New York.
Legislative history
Reported out of the Higher Education committee 2009.
Fiscal impact
None.
Effective date
This bill shall take effect immediately.
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