NY S02547 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-27 - PRINT NUMBER 2547A
Pending: Senate Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that regents of the University of the state of New York in office March 31, 2019 shall hold office until June 30th of the year in which such term expires; also provides that commencing July 1, 2019 each regent shall be elected to a term of five years with each such term to expire on the last day of June and the election by the legislature to be held on or before the first Tuesday of May; also provides that if the legislature fails to agree on the election by the first Tuesday in May, then the legislature shall meet in joint session at noon on the third Tuesday in May to elect such regent by ballot; further provides that such election shall be held on the second Tuesday in May if the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly certify no later than March first that such election would conflict with religious observances.

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Title

Provides that regents of the University of the state of New York in office March 31, 2019 shall hold office until June 30th of the year in which such term expires; also provides that commencing July 1, 2019 each regent shall be elected to a term of five years with each such term to expire on the last day of June and the election by the legislature to be held on or before the first Tuesday of May; also provides that if the legislature fails to agree on the election by the first Tuesday in May, then the legislature shall meet in joint session at noon on the third Tuesday in May to elect such regent by ballot; further provides that such election shall be held on the second Tuesday in May if the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly certify no later than March first that such election would conflict with religious observances.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-06-19 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 41 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-06-05 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 19 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-04-27SenatePRINT NUMBER 2547A
2018-04-27SenateAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2018-01-03SenateREFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2018-01-03Assemblyreturned to senate
2018-01-03Assemblydied in assembly
2017-06-19Assemblyreferred to higher education
2017-06-19SenateDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2017-06-19SenatePASSED SENATE
2017-06-05SenateORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1425
2017-06-05SenateCOMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2017-01-13SenateREFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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Bill Comments

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