Bill Text: NY A08176 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 20-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-07 - held for consideration in education [A08176 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08176-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8176
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                  September 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- 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    S 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  provided
   19  by  law shall not be effective unless and until approved by the regents,
   20  except where authority is conferred by the regents upon the commissioner
   21  of education to adopt, prescribe, amend or repeal such  rules  or  regu-
   22  lations.    PRIOR  TO  THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR ANY ALTERATION OF
   23  AMENDMENT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY  THE  REGENTS  THAT
   24  MAY  REQUIRE  A CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS STATEWIDE,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11750-01-3
       A. 8176                             2
    1  IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH ADOPTION OR ANY FUTURE FISCAL YEAR, A  FISCAL
    2  NOTE  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  WHICH  SHALL STATE THE AMOUNT IN DOLLARS THAT
    3  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH RESOLUTION OR ALTER-
    4  ATION OR AMENDMENT TO SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH FISCAL NOTE SHALL
    5  BE  ATTACHED TO AND/OR BE PART OF ANY RESOLUTION BY THE REGENTS AMENDING
    6  OR ALTERING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROVISION
    7  OF THIS SECTION, SUCH FISCAL NOTE SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,
    8  SECURED FROM THE DIVISION OF BUDGET  AND  SUBJECT  TO  APPROVAL  BY  THE
    9  LEGISLATURE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.