New York S 1234: Relates to the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York

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S01234 Summary:

BILL NOS01234 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10484

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353, Ed L

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Relates to the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York; reduces the number of trustees appointed by the governor from fifteen to ten; adds one trustee appointment by the speaker of the assembly, one by the temporary president of the senate, one by a majority vote of SUNY and CUNY staff, and two by a majority vote of SUNY alumni.

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BILL NOS01234 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1234

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the membership of the
 board of trustees of the state university of New York

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 268 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The state university shall be governed, and all of its corporate
 5 powers exercised, by a board of trustees. Such board shall consist of
 6 eighteen members, [fifteen] ten of whom shall be appointed by the gover-
 7 nor with the advice and consent of the senate, one of whom shall be
 8 appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom shall be appointed
 9 by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be the pres-
 10 ident of the student assembly of the state university, ex-officio and
 11 voting, one of whom shall be the president of the university faculty
 12 senate, ex-officio and [non-voting] voting, [and] one of whom shall be
 13 the president of the faculty council of community colleges, ex-officio
 14 and [non-voting] voting, one of whom shall be a staff member of the
 15 state university or the city university of New York and who shall be
 16 elected to serve as trustee by a majority vote of staff members of the
 17 state university and city university of New York, and two of whom shall
 18 be alumni of the state university of New York who shall be elected to
 19 serve as trustee by a majority vote of state university of New York
 20 alumni. Such ex-officio members shall be subject to every provision of
 21 any general, special, or local law, ordinance, charter, code, rule, or
 22 regulation applying to the voting members of such board with respect to
 23 the discharge of their duties, including, but not limited to, those
 24 provisions setting forth codes of ethics, disclosure requirements, and
 25 prohibiting business and professional activities. One member of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04146-01-5

 S. 1234 2

 1 board shall be designated by the governor as chairperson and one as
 2 vice-chairperson. Of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed
 3 for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
 4 fifty-two; one for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen
 5 hundred fifty-three; two for a term which shall expire on June thirti-
 6 eth, nineteen hundred fifty-four; one for a term which shall expire on
 7 June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-five; two for a term which shall
 8 expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-six; one for a term
 9 which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-seven; two
 10 for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
 11 fifty-eight; one for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nine-
 12 teen hundred fifty-nine; two for a term which shall expire on June thir-
 13 tieth, nineteen hundred sixty; and one for a term which shall expire on
 14 June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-one. Vacancies shall be filled
 15 for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appoi