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S 5004: Requires that regents and elective officers of the university of the state of New York prove that their primary residence is located within New York state before entering on their duties.
What S 5004 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires the chancellor and elective officers of the University of the State of New York to prove that their primary residence is located within New York State before entering office. These officers must take and file an oath of office with the Secretary of State and obtain six votes in favor of any election, removal, or change of salary. The chancellor will preside at regents' meetings and confer degrees, with the vice-chancellor taking over in their absence. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5004
- What is the current status of S 5004?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5004 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION".
- Did S 5004 pass?
- Not yet. S 5004 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5004, and where is it now?
- S 5004 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby. Its committee of record is Senate Higher Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 339 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5004 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring that regents and elective officers of the university of the state of New York prove that their primary residence is located within New York state before entering on their duties The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 203 of the education law is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 § 203. Officers. 1. The elective officers of the university shall be 4 a chancellor and a vice-chancellor who shall serve without salary, and 5 such other officers as are deemed necessary by the regents, all of whom 6 shall be chosen by ballot by the regents and shall hold office during 7 their pleasure; but no election, removal or change of salary of an elec- 8 tive officer shall be made by less than six votes in favor thereof. Each 9 regent and each elective officer shall, before entering on [his] their 10 duties, take and file with the secretary of state the oath of office 11 required of state officers, and prove that their primary residence is 12 located within New York state. 13 2. The chancellor shall preside at all convocations and at all meet- 14 ings of the regents, and confer all degrees which they shall authorize. 15 In [his] the chancellor's absence or inability to act, the vice-chancel- 16 lor, or if [he] the vice-chancellor be also absent, the senior regent 17 present, shall perform all the duties and have all the powers of the 18 chancellor. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09635-01-5
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