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BILL NUMBER:S638
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to trustees of the state university and city university
Purpose
To ensure that the trustees of the Boards of Trustees of the state university and the city university serve with objectivity.
Summary of provisions
(State University) Subdivision 1 of section 353 of the education law, as amended by chapter 268 of the laws of 2011, is amended as follows: Such board shall consist of eighteen members, fifteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and one of whom shall be the president of the student assembly of the state university, ex-officio and voting, one of whom shall be the president of the university faculty senate, ex-officio and non-voting; provided that no such member, except the president of the student assembly of the state university or any classified civil service employee, shall be the employee of, or under the supervision of the governor.
(City University) Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 6204 of the education law as added by chapter 305 of the laws of 1979 is amended to read as follows: The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten of the trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate provided that no such trustee, except any classified civil service employee, shall be an employee of or under the supervision of the governor.
Five of the trustees shall be appointed by the mayor of New York City with the advice and consent of the senate provided that no such trustee, except any classified civil service employee of the city of New York, shall be an employee of or under the supervision of the mayor of the city of New York.
Justification
This bill hopes to ensure the objectivity of both the Board Members of the state university and the Trustees of the city university by limiting the appointments to those who are independent of the appointing authority.. The governing of the City and State University should be expedited without political motivation.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Previously introduced.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately and shall apply to board members of the state university of New York and trustees of the city university of New York appointed on or after such effective date.
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