N.Y. Education Law § 6228: Transitory provisions

§ 6228. Transitory provisions. 1. Whenever the term "board of higher

education of the city of New York" or "board of higher education of a

city having a population of one million or more" is referred to or

designated in any law, general, special or local, contract, lease,

judgment, decision or document pertaining to the functions, powers and

duties hereby continued in, transferred and assigned to, or devolved

upon, the corporate body of the city university of New York continued by

this article, such reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to

and include the corporate body of the city university of New York

continued by this article, so far as such law, contract, lease,

judgment, decision or document pertains to matters which are within its

jurisdiction by reason of the redesignation, continuation, transfer,

assignment and devolution of functions, powers and duties made by this

article.

2. All contracts, leases and other agreements entered into by the

board of higher education of the city of New York on behalf of the city

university of New York before the effective date of this article shall

be conducted and completed by the body corporate of the city university

of New York continued by this article in the same manner and under the

same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if the same had

been conducted and completed by the board of higher education of the

city of New York. In addition, any contracts, leases and other

agreements entered into by the city university of New York prior to the

effective date of this article shall remain in full force and effect and

shall be conducted and completed by the body corporate of the city

university of New York continued by this article.

3. All rights, title and interest in personal property used for

educational or administrative purposes of the senior colleges of the

city university of New York vested in the city of New York on the

effective date of this article are hereby transferred, assigned and

devolved upon the city university of New York.

4. No existing right or remedy of any character shall be lost,

impaired or affected, nor shall any new right or remedy of any character

accrue to or for the benefit of any person by reason of the continuation

of the corporate body of the city university of New York pursuant to the

provisions of this article.

5. Any lease entered into by the city of New York for the purposes of

the senior colleges of the city university of New York before the

effective date of this article is hereby transferred, assigned and

devolved upon the city university of New York, notwithstanding any

provision that may be contained therein providing for the

nonassignability of such lease and any such provision shall be deemed to

be void as against the public policy of the state and of no force and

effect; provided however, that the city of New York shall guarantee the

performance by the city university of the obligation of the lessee under

such lease.