Bill Text: NY S06099 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6099 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes the college of renewable energy and sustainability in the city university of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S06099 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06099-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6099

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 16, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to establish the college of renewable energy  and  sustainability
          in the city university of New York

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

     1    Section 1. (a) The trustees of the city university  of  New  York  are
     2  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  immediately  take all actions, in
     3  conjunction with the chancellor of the city university of New  York,  to
     4  create  and establish within the city university of New York system, and
     5  subject to the jurisdiction of such board  of  trustees,  a  college  of
     6  renewable  energy and sustainability to be located near the JFK Interna-
     7  tional Airport in Jamaica, borough of Queens.
     8    (b) Such board of trustees shall select the location of  such  college
     9  within Jamaica and provide for such college to be an accessible, afford-
    10  able,  competitive, four-year, bachelor's level, degree-granting college
    11  of the city university.
    12    (c) The purpose of this college of renewable energy and sustainability
    13  shall be to offer majors to be determined  by  such  board  of  trustees
    14  relating to the field of renewable energy and sustainability.
    15    (d)  Such  board  of trustees shall establish standards and promulgate
    16  any necessary rules  and  regulations  for  the  establishment  of  such
    17  college  pursuant  to  article  one hundred twenty-five of the education
    18  law.
    19    § 2. The chancellor of the city university of New York shall  set  the
    20  curriculum  and  the  academic policies for such college as described in
    21  section one of this act.
    22    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11891-01-9