Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) The
commissioner with the approval of the Regents shall appoint the following
councils. These councils shall serve as advisory bodies with which the officers
of the department may consult regarding any matters involving institutions in
the University or registered in the department.
(1) Financial assistance to college students,
12 members. The terms of the members of the first council on financial
assistance to college students shall be so arranged that the terms of two
members shall expire on September 30, 1962, the terms of two on September 30,
1963, the terms of three on September 30, 1964, the terms of two on September
30, 1965 and the terms of two on September 30, 1966. Thereafter members shall
be appointed to serve for a term of five years beginning with the first day of
October next following the ending of the term to which each, respectively, is
to succeed, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy created otherwise than
by the expiration of a term shall be for the unexpired term. The executive
director of the New York Higher Education Assistance Corporation shall be an ex
officio member of the council.
(2)
Historic sites, 5 members. The terms of the members of the first council on
historic sites shall be so arranged that the term of one member shall expire on
September 30, 1955, the term of one on September 30, 1956, the term of one on
September 30, 1957, the term of one on September 30, 1958 and the term of one
on September 30, 1959. Thereafter one member shall be appointed yearly to serve
for a term of five years beginning with the first day of October next following
the ending of the term to which each, respectively, is to succeed, except that
an appointment to fill a vacancy created otherwise than by the expiration of a
term shall be for the unexpired term.
(3) Library, 15 members. All members shall be
appointed to serve for a term of five years beginning with the first day of
October next following the ending of the term to which each, respectively, is
to succeed, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy created otherwise than
by the expiration of a term shall be for the unexpired term.
(4) Museum, 15 members. One member shall be
appointed yearly to serve for a term of five years beginning with the first day
of October next following the ending of the term to which each, respectively,
is to succeed, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy created otherwise
than by the expiration of a term shall be for the unexpired term.
(5) [Reserved]
(6) Adult education, 12 members. The terms of
the members of the first council on adult education shall be so arranged that
the terms of four members shall expire on September 30, 1959, the terms of four
on September 30, 1960 and the terms of four on September 30, 1961. Thereafter
members shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years beginning with
the first day of October next following the ending of the term to which each,
respectively, is to succeed, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy
created otherwise than by the expiration of a term shall be for the unexpired
term.
(b) The deans or
other chief executive officers of the architectural, engineering, medical,
dental, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veterinary medical schools shall,
respectively, act as similar councils for architectural, engineering, medical,
dental, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veterinary medical interests.
(c) Regents advisory council on educational
television, not more than 15 members.
(1) The
commissioner with the approval of the Regents shall appoint the members and the
chairman of a Regents advisory council on educational television. The purpose
of the council on television will be to advise the department and the Regents
in formulating basic policy governing the development of educational
television.
(2) The terms of one
third of the members of the first council on educational television shall
expire on September 30, 1965, the terms of one-third on September 30, 1966, and
the remaining terms on September 30, 1967. Thereafter, members shall be
appointed for a term of three years beginning with the first day of October
next following the ending of the term to which each, respectively, is to
succeed, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy created otherwise than by
the expiration of a term shall be for the unexpired term. The terms of the
members of said council shall be so arranged that as nearly as possible an
equal number of terms shall expire each year.
(d) Regents advisory council on institutional
accreditation.
(1) The purpose of the Regents
advisory council on institutional accreditation is to review applications for
accreditation and renewal of accreditation pursuant to Part 4 of this Title,
and such other matters as the department may ask it to review, and make
recommendations to the Regents and the commissioner based upon its review. It
also shall advise the department on institutional accreditation procedures,
standards, and policies.
(2) The
council shall consist of a minimum of nine voting members and one nonvoting
member, ex officio. The commissioner shall appoint the voting members of the
council and shall designate one of the members to be its chair. At least seven
voting members shall be educators practicing in New York State. Of this number,
at least two shall have experience as senior administrators in degree-granting
institutions; at least two shall have experience as full-time faculty members
in degree-granting institutions and at least one shall be a full-time faculty
member at the time of appointment. At least two other voting members or
one-seventh of the total voting members of the council, whichever is greater,
shall be representatives of the public. Representatives of the public shall
mean a person who is not an employee, member of the governing board, owner, or
shareholder of, or consultant to, an institution or program that is accredited
by the commissioner and the Board of Regents or has applied for accreditation;
a member of any trade association or membership organization related to,
affiliated with, or associated with the commissioner or the Board of Regents;
or a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of an individual identified above. The
nonvoting member shall be the Deputy Commissioner for Higher Education of the
State Education Department, ex officio. Three of the initial voting members
shall be appointed for terms not to exceed one year, three shall be appointed
to terms of two years and three shall be appointed for three-year terms.
Thereafter, all voting members shall be appointed for three-year
terms.
(e) Institutional
accreditation appeals board.
(1) The purpose
of the institutional accreditation appeals board is to review and decide
appeals from an institution(s) of an adverse accreditation action(s) or
probationary accreditation decision(s) of the Board of Regents pursuant to the
procedures outlined in section
4-1.5
of this Title.
(2) The commissioner
shall appoint a minimum of five voting members to the appeals board and shall
designate one member to be its chair. Of this number, at least one shall have
experience as a senior administrator in a degree-granting institution; at least
two shall have experience as a full-time faculty member in a degree-granting
institution and at least one shall be a full-time faculty member at the time of
appointment. At least one other voting member or one-seventh of the total
voting members of the board, whichever is greater, shall be a representative(s)
of the public. Representatives of the public shall mean a person who is not an
employee, member of the governing board, owner, or shareholder of, or
consultant to, an institution or program that is accredited by the commissioner
and the Board of Regents or has applied for accreditation; a member of any
trade association or membership organization related to, affiliated with, or
associated with the commissioner or the Board of Regents; or a spouse, parent,
child, or sibling of an individual identified above. The commissioner, members
of the Board of Regents and members of the Regents advisory council on
institutional accreditation may not serve as members of the institutional
accreditation appeals board. Three of the initial voting members shall be
appointed for terms not to exceed one year and two shall be appointed to terms
of two years. Thereafter, all voting members shall be appointed for three-year
terms. Members of the institutional accreditation appeals board shall be
subject to the conflict of interest policies set forth in section
74 of the Public Officers Law.
Amended
New
York State Register November 1, 2017 /Volume XXXIX, Issue 44,
eff. 11/1/2017