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NY A07732
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
- Reduces the number of SUNY Board of Trustees members appointed by the governor from 15 to 7, and removes the requirement for Senate confirmation of gubernatorial appointments
- Grants the temporary president of the Senate authority to appoint 4 trustees and the speaker of the Assembly authority to appoint 4 trustees
- Prohibits gubernatorial appointees from being employees of or under direct supervision of the governor
- Establishes a transition process where existing governor-appointed vacancies will be filled alternately by the Senate temporary president and Assembly speaker until the new composition is achieved
- Maintains the existing 18-member board structure, including ex-officio members (student assembly president as voting member, university faculty senate president and faculty council of community colleges president as non-voting members)
Legislative Description
Provides the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly the ability to appoint four members each of the state university of New York's board of trustees; reduces the members of such board the governor appoints to seven.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Higher Education4/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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