N.Y. Education Law § 6208: Collective negotiation

§ 6208. Collective negotiation. For the purposes of article fourteen

of the civil service law, the city university of New York shall be

deemed to be the public employer and as such shall negotiate with and

enter into written agreements with employee organizations representing

the instructional staff and non-instructional staff of the senior

colleges and community colleges of such university that have been

certified or recognized under such article. For purposes of such

article, the chancellor of the city university shall be deemed to be the

chief executive officer, the chief legal officer of the city university

shall be chief legal officer, and the legislature of the state of New

York shall be deemed to be the legislative body of the government. In

carrying on such negotiations, the city university of New York shall

consult with and seek assistance from the state office of employee

relations and the New York city office of municipal labor relations.

The state public employment relations board shall have exclusive

jurisdiction for the purpose of administering the provisions of such

article and the provisions of section two hundred twelve of such article

shall not be applicable to any such negotiations.