Subdivision (b) of section 3.2 of the Rules of the Board of Regents is amended, effective March 31, 2010, as follows:

(b) The chancellor, [and] the vice chancellor, and any chancellor emeritus who is also a current member of the Board of Regents shall be ex officio members of each standing committee.

1. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Education Law section 207 gives the Board of Regents broad authority to adopt rules to carry into effect the laws and policies of the State pertaining to education and the functions, powers and duties conferred upon the University of the State of New York and the State Education Department. Inherent in such authority is the authority to adopt rules concerning the internal management and committee structure of the Board of Regents.

2. LEGISLATIVE OBJECTIVES:

Consistent with the above authority, the proposed amendment provides for membership of a Chancellor Emeritus on Standing Committees of the Board of Regents, which will assist the Board in meeting its statutory responsibility to determine the educational policies of the State and to carry out the laws and policies of the State relating to education.

3. NEEDS AND BENEFITS:

The proposed amendment is needed to clarify in the Regents Rules that a Chancellor Emeritus, who is also a current member of the Board of Regents, is an ex officio member of each standing committee of the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents has determined that this provision is appropriate and necessary to assist the Board of Regents to effectively meet its responsibilities to govern the University of the State of New York, determine the educational policies of the State and oversee the State Education Department.

4. COSTS:

(a) Cost to State government: None.

(b) Cost to local government: None.

(c) Costs to private regulated parties: None.

(d) Costs to the regulating agency for implementation and continuing administration of the rule: None.

The proposed amendment relates to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and merely provides for membership of a Chancellor Emeritus on each Standing Committee of the Board of Regents, and will not impose any costs on State and local government, private regulated parties or the State Education Department.

5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES:

The proposed amendment relates to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and consequently will not impose any program, service, duty or responsibility on local governments.

6. PAPERWORK:

The proposed amendment does not impose any reporting, recordkeeping or other paperwork requirements.

7. DUPLICATION:

The proposed amendment does not duplicate any existing State or federal requirements.

8. ALTERNATIVES:

There are no significant alternatives and none were considered.

9. FEDERAL STANDARDS:

The amendment does not exceed any minimum federal standards for the same or similar subject areas, since it relates solely to the internal organization of the Board of Regents of New York State and there are no federal standards governing such.

10. COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE:

The proposed amendment relates solely to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and will not impose compliance requirements on local governments or private parties.

The proposed amendment relates to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and therefore does not have any adverse economic impact or impose any compliance requirements on small businesses or local governments. Because it is evident from the nature of the proposed amendment that it will have no impact on small businesses or local governments, no further steps were needed to ascertain that fact and none were taken. Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required and one has not been prepared.

The proposed amendment relates to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and therefore does not have any adverse economic impact or impose any compliance requirements on entities in rural areas. Because it is evident from the nature of the proposed amendment that it will have no impact on entities in rural areas of the State, no further steps were needed to ascertain that fact and none were taken. Accordingly, a rural area flexibility analysis is not required and one has not been prepared.

The proposed amendment relates to the internal organization of the Board of Regents and will not have a substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities. Because it is evident from the nature of the proposed amendment that it will have no impact on jobs or employment opportunities, no further steps were needed to ascertain that fact and none were taken. Accordingly, a job impact statement is not required and one has not been prepared.