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S5585Senate2009-2010 SessionSame asA9844

Relates to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records

Sponsor Toby Ann StaviskySD-16+2 co-sponsorsAffects Education
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
Toby Ann Stavisky

Senator · Senate District 16

History

  1. Signed chap.98
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading cal.842
  6. Substituted for A9844A
  7. Referred to higher education
  8. Delivered to assembly
  9. Passed senateVote 59–0
  10. Amended on third reading 5585c
  11. Advanced to third reading
  12. 2nd report cal.
Show 9 earlier actions
  1. 1st report cal.227
  2. Reported and committed to finance
  3. Referred to higher education
  4. Print number 5585b
  5. Amend and recommit to finance
  6. Reported and committed to finance
  7. Print number 5585a
  8. Amend and recommit to higher education
  9. 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.

A9844Assembly

Relates to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Deborah Glick

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S5585C

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-committee. 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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