What's happening
This bill requires that each SUNY state-operated institution have its own president and prohibits one person from serving as president of multiple institutions.
Why it matters
Ensures Dedicated Leadership. By mandating a separate president for each SUNY state-operated institution, the bill aims to provide each campus with leadership fully focused on its unique needs, priorities, and challenges, rather than divided attention across multiple campuses.
Improves Accountability. Having a single president per institution enhances accountability for campus performance and decision-making, making it clearer who is responsible for successes or failures at each university.
Supports Institutional Identity. This change helps maintain and strengthen the individual identity and culture of each SUNY institution, preventing dilution of attention or resources that can occur when leadership is shared.
Potentially Impacts Administrative Costs and Hiring. The requirement for individual presidents may increase administrative expenses and necessitate more thorough presidential searches, but could also lead to better campus outcomes through more specialized leadership.
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One President Per SUNY School
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4641
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, THIELE, CAHILL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the state university of New York trustees to appoint a president for each stateoperated institution in the state university
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
g. To appoint the [head] president of each state-operated institution in the state university upon the recommendation made to them by the council of such institution in accordance with the rules and standards established by the state university trustees; or if such recommendation is not made or does not comply with such rules and standards, then to make such appointment as is by them deemed necessary; to prescribe the functions, powers, and duties of the [head] president of each such institution; and to appoint or provide for the appointment of the members of the instructional and administrative staffs, and such other employees as may be necessary, at each state-operated institution upon the recommendation of the [head] president thereof and prescribe or provide for the prescription of their duties. One president shall be appointed for each state-operated institution in the state university. No individual shall serve concurrently as president of two or more state-operated institutions in the state university.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08803-01-7
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