Bill Text: NY A02071 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to legislative approval of all policies adopted by the board of regents that would have a cumulative impact of over one million dollars statewide.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-06 - held for consideration in education [A02071 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A02071-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2071 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, GRAF, MONTESANO, RAIA, DiPIETRO, WALTER, GOODELL, FINCH, McDONOUGH, GARBARINO, MALLIOTAKIS, GIGLIO, McLAUGHLIN, McKEVITT, SALADINO, MURRAY, FRIEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, HAWLEY, LOPEZ, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to legislative approval of all policy adopted by the board of regents that would have a cumu- lative impact of over one million dollars statewide The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 207 of the education law is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 § 207. Legislative power. Subject and in conformity to the constitu- 4 tion and laws of the state, the regents shall exercise legislative func- 5 tions concerning the educational system of the state, determine its 6 educational policies, and, except, as to the judicial functions of the 7 commissioner of education, establish rules for carrying into effect the 8 laws and policies of the state, relating to education, and the func- 9 tions, powers, duties and trusts conferred or charged upon the universi- 10 ty and the education department. But no enactment of the regents shall 11 modify in any degree the freedom of the governing body of any seminary 12 for the training of priests or clergymen to determine and regulate the 13 entire course of religious, doctrinal or theological instruction to be 14 given in such institution. No rule by which more than a majority vote 15 shall be required for any specified action by the regents shall be 16 amended, suspended or repealed by a smaller vote than that required for 17 action thereunder. Rules or regulations, or amendments or repeals ther- 18 eof, adopted or prescribed by the commissioner [of education] as 19 provided by law shall not be effective unless and until approved by the 20 regents, except where authority is conferred by the regents upon the 21 commissioner [of education] to adopt, prescribe, amend or repeal such EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06690-01-7A. 2071 2 1 rules or regulations. Prior to the adoption of a resolution or any 2 alteration of amendment to the rules and regulations prescribed by the 3 regents that may require a cumulative impact of over one million dollars 4 statewide, in the fiscal year of such adoption or any future fiscal 5 year, a fiscal note shall be required which shall state the amount in 6 dollars that shall be required to fulfill the provisions of such resol- 7 ution or alteration or amendment to such rules and regulations. Such 8 fiscal note shall be attached to and/or be part of any resolution by the 9 regents amending or altering the rules and regulations. For the purposes 10 of the provision of this section, such fiscal note shall be approved by 11 the commissioner, secured from the division of budget and subject to 12 approval by the legislature. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
