S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5047 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, CALHOUN, CONTE, J. MILLER, REILICH, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BURLING, BUTLER, CASTELLI, CROUCH, DUPREY, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, OAKS, RABBITT, SALADINO, TEDISCO, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the gover- nor to appoint the commissioner of education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 302 of the education law is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 S 302. How chosen. The commissioner of education shall be [elected by 4 a majority vote of the regents] APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, BY AND WITH 5 THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. Residence without the state of 6 New York shall not disqualify him OR HER from [election] APPOINTMENT. 7 S 2. Section 303 of the education law is amended to read as follows: 8 S 303. Term of office. The commissioner of education shall serve 9 during the pleasure of the [board of regents] GOVERNOR. 10 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05165-01-1