New York A 6415: Relates to updating reporting requirements for institutions of higher education

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A06415 Summary:

BILL NOA06415 

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Establishes the commission on diversity in specialized schools.

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BILL NOA06415 

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03/04/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6415

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the commission on diversity in
 specialized schools; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
 upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Commission established. (a) There is hereby created in the
 2 department of education a commission to be known as the "commission on
 3 diversity in specialized schools", hereafter referred to as the "commis-
 4 sion", which shall be charged with examining the City of New York's
 5 specialized senior high schools' admission policies to evaluate current
 6 diversity initiatives and make recommendations on how to improve diver-
 7 sity in such schools.
 8 (b) The commission shall consist of 18 members. The 18 members shall
 9 be appointed as follows: (i) two members shall be appointed by the
 10 temporary president of the senate; (ii) two members shall be appointed
 11 by the speaker of the assembly; (iii) one member shall be appointed by
 12 the minority leader of the senate; (iv) one member shall be appointed by
 13 the minority leader of the assembly; (v) two members shall be appointed
 14 by the governor; (vi) five members shall be appointed by the board of
 15 regents; (vii) two members appointed by the mayor of the City of New
 16 York; and (viii) three members appointed by the chancellor of the city
 17 school district of the City of New York. The board of regents shall
 18 designate the chair from among the members of the commission.
 19 (c) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 20 their services as members, but shall be allowed their actual and neces-
 21 sary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Members of
 22 the commission shall be considered public officers for purposes of
 23 section 17 of the public officers law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05245-01-5

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 1 (d) The commission shall begin to act 45 days after this act shall
 2 have become a law. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members
 3 of the commission entitled to vote on the matter under consideration.
 4 Approval of any matter shall require the affirmative vote of a majority
 5 of the members voting thereon.
 6 (e) The members of the commission shall adopt by-laws for the manage-
 7 ment and regulation of its affairs.
 8 § 2. Appointments to commission. The legislative leaders, the gover-
 9 nor, the mayor of the City of New York and the chancellor of the city
 10 school district of the City of New York shall submit their appointments
 11 to the board of regents, and the board of regents shall make appoint-
 12 ments, no later than 45 days after this act becomes a law. If any such
 13 appointment is not made by such date, the person or board responsible
 14 for making the appointment pursuant to subdivision (b) of section one of
 15 this act may make the appointment after that date, but the vacant
 16 appointment shall not count for calculation of a quorum until it is
 17 filled. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in the same manner
 18 as the member whose vacancy is being filled was appointed.
 19 § 3. Commission staff and agency liaison. (a) The commissioner of
 20 education shall designate such employees of the department of education
 21 as are reasonably necessary to provide support services to the commis-
 22 sion. The commissioner of education shall appoint one or more represen-
 23 tatives of the department of education to serve as liaison between