N.Y. Education Law § 6226: Community college severence provisions

§ 6226. Community college severence provisions. a. On July first,

nineteen hundred seventy-five:

1. Any funds and copies of all books, papers and records of the

trustees of the state university, pertaining to or connected with the

community colleges, shall become the property of the board of trustees.

2. Any business or other matter undertaken or commenced by the

trustees of the state university of New York pertaining to or connected

with the community colleges may be conducted and completed by the board

of trustees under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect

as if conducted and completed by such board of trustees.

3. Inclusion in the master plan of the state university of New York of

a facility or of a plan or recommendation with respect to a community

college shall constitute inclusion of such facility, plan or

recommendation in the master plan of the city university, and any

approval by the board of regents of any facility, plan or recommendation

included in the master plan of the state university with respect to a

community college and the incorporation thereof in the regents plan for

higher education, and any approval by the governor of the regents plan

insofar as it relates to such facility, plan or recommendation, shall

constitute the requisite approvals of the inclusion of such facility,

plan or recommendation in the master plan of the city university for

purposes of section two hundred thirty-seven of this article and article

one hundred twenty-five-B of this chapter, and any other law.

4. Any person who, immediately prior to July first, nineteen hundred

seventy-five, was appointed to a position on the instructional staff of

a community college pursuant to former section sixty-two hundred six-b

of this article shall be considered as of the effective date of this

article to have been appointed to a comparable position under section

sixty-two hundred ten of this chapter. Any person who, immediately prior

to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, had achieved tenure under

former section sixty-two hundred six-b of this chapter shall be

considered as of July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five as having

achieved tenure and/or attained such other right under section sixty-two

hundred ten of this chapter. The period of creditable service of any

person who, prior to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, had at

any time served in a position on the instructional staff of a community

college pursuant to former section sixty-two hundred six-b of this

chapter shall be counted in computing the years of service of such

person required under section sixty-two hundred ten of this chapter in

the achievement of tenure.

b. The board of trustees is hereby authorized to enter into any

agreement to effectuate the purposes of chapter three hundred thirty-two

of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-five.