The Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York held an executive session on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 and held two public sessions on Monday, March 22 at 9:00 a.m. and Tuesday, March 23, 9:15 a.m. pursuant to a call duly sent to each Regent.

Robert M. Bennett, Chancellor
Adelaide L. Sanford, Vice Chancellor
Diane McGivern
Saul B. Cohen
Robert M. Johnson
Anthony S. Bottar
Geraldine D. Chapey
Arnold B. Gardner
Harry Phillips, 3^rd
Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.
James R. Tallon, Jr.
Milton Cofield
John Brademas

Also present were the President of The University and Commissioner of Education, Richard P. Mills, the Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs, Kathy A. Ahearn, and the Secretary, Board of Regents, David Johnson. Regents James C. Dawson, Merryl H. Tisch and Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez were absent and excused.

March 23, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing matters leading to the

MOVED, that the Summary of the February 2004 Meeting of the Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York be approved.

             Motion by:                Regent Anthony S. Bottar
            Seconded by:         Regent Geraldine D. Chapey
            Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

General fund accounts are in structural balance. With one exception, all revenue accounts are in balance, allowing for normal reimbursement delays and the planned use of prior year balances. The exception is the Office of the Professions where the imbalance this year will be corrected next year through increased fee revenue through new professions or reduced expenditures.

MOVED, that the Board of Regents accept the February 2004 State Education
Department Fiscal Report as presented.

             Motion by:                Regent Geraldine D. Chapey
Seconded by:         Regent Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.
Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

The Commissioner's written monthly report focused on eight subject areas: State Aid; AYP Report on Special Education; Continued Discussion of Middle Level; College Admission Requirements for Home Instructed Students; School Report Card Data; Developing Leaders: Leadership Academy II; Continuing Review of Assessment Topics; and, Research on Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation in New York State.

During discussion, Board members requested information on the modified temporary license program, including in New York City the reporting and non-reporting of vacancies. Chancellor Bennett stated that a Board discussion on this subject would be scheduled in May.

The Board reviewed the steps and timetable in the 2005-2006 budget development process: review the existing three-year initiatives against established initiative outcomes and evaluation criteria (March 2004); evaluate the 2005-2006 initiatives proposed by the program offices using the established criteria in the Regents Standing Committees (June 2004); discuss the proposed 2005-2006 budget initiatives with the Full Board of Regents (July 2004); and, act on the "Bluebook" 2005-2006 Budget Proposal (September 2004).

The Board reviewed significant trends in the school report card data, distributed by the Department to the public on March 17.

The trends in the 2002-2003 statewide school report card data show: more students are taking and passing Regents exams at 65, even as five exams are required; 96 percent of the seniors in the 1999 cohort met the Regents English exam requirement in four years; the majority of students in all racial/ethnic groups scored over 55 on the Regents English exam after four years, but an achievement gap continues by race/ethnicity; as many students scored 55 or higher on the Regents Math A exam in 2003 as took the Math I exam in 1996; in 2002-2003, 14.9 percent of grade 9 students were held back because they were not prepared for high school work; the number of high school graduates has remained stable and the percentage of students earning Regents diplomas has increased significantly since higher standards were adopted in 1996; while Hispanic and Black students in the 1998 graduation rate cohort have the lowest graduation rate after four years, they also have the largest percentage still enrolled and working toward diplomas; more students are getting a Regents diploma, requiring a 65 passing score on eight exams; and, elementary and middle school achievement is improving among all types of schools and all racial groups compared to 1999 results, with more students achieving all the standards in elementary English and math and middle school math, while fewer students are achieving all the standards in middle school English.

MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD, Tuesday, March 23

Board Members in Attendance:

Robert M. Bennett, Chancellor
Adelaide L. Sanford, Vice Chancellor
Diane McGivern
Saul B. Cohen
Robert M. Johnson
Anthony S. Bottar
Merryl H. Tisch
Geraldine D. Chapey
Arnold B. Gardner
Harry Phillips, 3^rd
Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
James R. Tallon, Jr.
Milton L. Cofield
John Brademas

The Board met in public session to elect its Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for the period April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2007. The elections followed procedures adopted by the Board in February 1995.

MOVED, the nomination of Chancellor Robert M. Bennett for the office of Chancellor.

Motion by: Vice Chancellor Adelaide L. Sanford
Seconded by: Regent Saul B. Cohen

            MOVED, that nominations for Chancellor be closed.

            Motion by:                Regent Robert M. Johnson
            Seconded by:         Regent Anthony S. Bottar
            Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

Following the nomination and an opportunity for the candidate to make a statement and receive comments and questions from his colleagues, the Board voted by paper ballot. Regent Anthony S. Bottar and Regent Merryl H. Tisch were designated as Tellers.

Chancellor Robert M. Bennett was re-elected Chancellor by unanimous vote of the members of the Board, the term of office to be April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2007. The paper ballot vote count was 15-0.

MOVED, the nomination of Vice Chancellor Adelaide L. Sanford for the office of Vice Chancellor.

            Motion by:                Chancellor Robert M. Bennett
            Seconded by:         Regent Milton L. Cofield

            MOVED, that the nominations for Vice Chancellor be closed.

            Motion by:                Regent Robert M. Johnson
            Seconded by:         Regent Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.
            Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

Following the nomination and an opportunity for the candidate to make a statement and receive comments and questions from her colleagues, the Board voted by paper ballot. Regent Anthony S. Bottar and Regent Merryl H. Tisch were designated as Tellers.

Vice Chancellor Adelaide L. Sanford was re-elected Vice Chancellor by unanimous vote of the members of the Board, the term of office to be April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2007. The paper ballot vote count was 15-0.

Vice Chancellor Adelaide L. Sanford, on behalf of the Hines and Sanford families, presented Chancellor Robert M. Bennett with a check in the amount of $10,000 for the purpose of establishing awards for research and study of the African experience in New York State, The Americas and the Diaspora. An award will be presented annually or as appropriate at a Regents monthly meeting.

On behalf of the members of the Board of Regents, Chancellor Bennett accepted the funds.

Appointment of Assistant Commissioner of Vocational and
Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
BR (A) 4

MOVED, that the Board of Regents approve the appointment of Edward W. Placke as Assistant Commissioner for Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, effective April 22, 2004.

            Motion by:                Regent Saul B. Cohen
            Seconded by:         Regent Diane McGivern
            Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

Commissioner Richard P. Mills presented a Resolution honoring Doris T. Garner for her twenty-four years of outstanding service with the State Education Department and her contributions to higher education in the State.

Certificates were presented to the graduates of the Department's Leadership Academy II.

Academy participants are required to complete an application project as part of a team. Representatives of each of the five teams presented a brief summary of their project topic: Conceptual Design for the Use of Technology in the State Assessment Program; Strategies to Recruit Public School Students into Teaching; Project Management; Using a Balanced Scorecard to Manage VESID's Vocational Rehabilitation Procurement Processes; and, The Power of USNY.

The Board received an overview of activities scheduled during the monthly meeting in Buffalo on April 19-20. These include: discussions on teaching and teacher education with area college presidents, deans of schools of education and public school administrators; visits to community collaborative education programs; visits to a series of public schools; and, a public business meeting.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

MOVED, that the reports from the Regents Standing Committees be approved as submitted.

             Motion by:                Regent Anthony S. Bottar
            Seconded by:         Regent Joseph E. Bowman, Jr.
            Action:                      Motion carried unanimously

During discussion of the Committee meetings, Regent Robert M. Johnson, Chair of the Committee on Quality, requested that Board members submit proposed topics for the annual retreat in July for discussion at the May Committee on Quality meeting.

REGENTS COMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION-VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Regents Anthony S. Bottar and Merryl H. Tisch, Co-Chairs of the Committee on Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education-Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, presented on behalf of the Committee the following written report.

Your EMSC-VESID Committee held its scheduled meeting on March 22, 2004. Regent Dawson was absent and excused.

Charter Applications

· Your Committee recommends approval of the charter applications relating to elementary, middle, secondary and continuing education. [BR (A) 1]

· Your Committee recommends approval of the amendment to the State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment. [EMSC-VESID (A) 1]

· Your Committee recommends approval of the proposed charters for the following charter schools: Girls Preparatory Charter School of New York, CSD #1; and KIPP Tech Valley Charter School, Albany. [EMSC-VESID (A) 2]

· Your Committee recommends approval of the proposed charter for the following charter school: Oracle Charter School, Buffalo. The vote was 5 approve and 1 oppose (Regent Bowman). [EMSC-VESID (A) 2]

· Your Committee recommends approval of the proposed revisions to the charters of the following charter schools: Genesee Community Charter School at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester; and Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School, Roosevelt. [EMSC-VESID (A) 2]

Building capacity to improve performance of limited English proficient/English language learners [EMSC-VESID (D) 1]

Committee members discussed a number of issues: the persistent problem of recruiting certified teachers; early childhood intervention for English language learners; use of distance learning and technology in providing instruction in districts where there are teacher shortages; call to teaching forums for ESL and bilingual education teachers; options for exiting the NYSESLAT testing program; the educational needs of incarcerated English language learners; issues involving newly arrived English language learners with limited or interrupted formal education; and potential of support by the business community in providing scholarships for students. The Committee asked for data on the performance of students who take State assessments in native languages. Board members and Department staff will receive copies of studies/articles cited by Regent Cortés-Vázquez for review and analysis. Data on English-speaking students from Caribbean countries will be provided to the Committee in April or May. Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo addressed the Committee about the importance of working together to meet the needs of English language learners.

Review of other states' approaches to using State assessments to meet graduation requirements [EMSC-VESID (D) 2]

The Committee asked for more information on the processes and experiences of other states in developing State assessments. Committee members noted that, as the Board reviews broad policy topics relating to assessment, it will need to determine the avenues to pursue further, i.e., an assessment system that is objective vs. subjective, policies that may affect small numbers of students, etc.

Federal strategy to address adequate yearly progress for students with disabilities [EMSC-VESID (D) 3]

The Committee asked to be kept informed on this issue as well as other concerns identified in implementing the No Child Left Behind legislation.

Strategy for implementing Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education [EMSC-VESID (D) 4]

The Committee asked for a cost/benefit analysis on the proposed strategy. The Committee also asked that we emphasize that all students are expected to achieve the intermediate level of the 28 State Learning Standards by the end of grade 8. The question-and-answer document will continue to be refined.

Proposed amendment to Section 3.47 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Section 100.10 of the Commissioner's Regulations relating to requirements for the conferral of a college degree and the home instruction of students of compulsory attendance age and college study [EMSC-VESID/HE & PP (D) 1]

Regent Diane McGivern, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education and Professional Practice, presented on behalf of the Committee the following written report.

Your Committee on Higher Education and Professional Practice held its scheduled meeting on March 22, 2004. All Committee members were present.

Your Committee recommends that the reports of the Regents Review Committees, including rulings, findings of fact, determinations as to guilt, and recommendations, by unanimous or majority vote, contained in those reports which have been distributed to you, be accepted in 7 cases, except that one member abstained in two cases, as hereinafter set forth. In addition, your Committee recommends, upon the recommendation of the Committee on the Professions, that 21 consent order applications and 11 surrender applications be granted.

In the cases under calendar numbers 18550 and 18551, Regent Geraldine D. Chapey abstained.

These recommendations are made following the review of 39 cases involving 12 registered professional nurses, three certified social workers, three licensed practical nurses, two certified public accountants, two licensed practical nurses who are also registered professional nurses, two massage therapists, two veterinarians, one architect, one architect professional corporation, one audiologist, one chiropractor, one dentist, one land surveyor, one land surveyor professional corporation, one pharmacist, one physical therapist, one professional engineer, one respiratory therapy technician.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve an amendment to the absolute charter of Practical Bible College to change the corporate name to “Davis College.” [BR (A) 1]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve that an absolute charter in the first instance be granted to St. Joseph's College of Nursing at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. [BR (A) 1]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve an amendment to the master plan of Rochester Business Institute, Rochester, effective March 23, 2004, authorizing the Institute to offer an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree program in Homeland Security Specialist. This amendment will be effective until March 31, 2005, unless the Department registers the program prior to that date, in which case master plan amendment shall be without term. [HE & PP (CA) 1]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve an amendment to the master plan of D’Youville College, effective March 23, 2004, authorizing the College to offer an Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership. This amendment will be effective only until March 31, 2005, unless the Department registers the program prior to that date, in which case master plan amendment shall be without term. [HE & PP (CA) 2]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve the Report of the Committee on the Professions regarding Licensing Petitions. [HE & PP (CA) 3]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve the following appointments and reappointments to the State Boards for the Professions: [HE & PP (CA) 4

State Board for Chiropractic - appoint Humayun J. Chaudhry (Commack), Stephen T. Eble (Mt. Kisco), Jay A. Okin (Rye Brook), and Todd R. Olson (Pelham) each for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Massage Therapy - appoint Cheryl A. Flynn (Syracuse) for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Medicine - reappoint Nathan G. Kase (New York) for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Nursing - appoint Prissana Alston (Dix Hills) for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Podiatry - reappoint Bob S. Biller (Oceanside), Jignasa Joshi (Roslyn), Donna T. Landi (Brooklyn), and Richard Montag (Melville) each for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Public Accountancy - reappoint David Joseph Hasso (Wynantskill) and Nicholas J. Mastracchio, Jr. (Glenville) each for a term beginning May 1, 2004 and ending April 30, 2009

State Board for Respiratory Therapy - appoint Paul L. Goldiner (Larchmont) for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve the following appointments and reappointments as extended members to the State Boards for the Professions for service on licensure disciplinary and/or licensure restoration and moral character panels and the following appointments and reappointments to the State Committee for Professional Assistance:

State Board for Athletic Trainers - appoint Louann Kuntz (Albany) as an extended member for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Massage Therapy - appoint Cynthia R. Black (Newfield) as an extended member for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Medicine - reappoint Charles C. Gibbs ((Rainbow Lake) and Ralph J. Lucariello (Bronxville) as extended members each for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Board for Optometry - reappoint Murray Fingeret (Hewlett) and William F. O'Connell (Scarsdale) as extended members each for a term beginning April 1, 2004 and ending March 31, 2009

State Committee for Professional Assistance - appoint K. Balasubramanian (Latham), Annie B. Smoke (Dewitt), and Richard T. Young (Hoosick Falls) each for a term beginning March 23, 2004 and ending March 22, 2009 and reappoint David W. Bowie (Albany), John G. Knowles (Tully), and Suzanne Stanton (Syracuse) each for a term beginning January 1, 2004 and ending December 31, 2008 and Edward R. Hammock (Queens) for a term beginning May 1, 2003 and ending April 30, 2008

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve the proposed emergency amendments to sections 80-1.3, 80-2.1, 80-3.8, 80-3.9, and 80-5.17 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to pathways to certification in the classroom teaching service, effective March 30, 2004. The Committee revised Section 4 of the proposed regulation creating a pathway for licensed speech language pathologists to achieve certification. Under the revised proposal, candidates for a professional certificate must complete three years of experience as a teacher of speech and hearing handicapped, rather than two years of experience as initially proposed. [HE & PP (A) 1]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve the proposed emergency amendments to sections 80-1.2, 80-2.12, 80-2.13, 80-3.1, 80-3.5, 80-4.3, 80-5.6, and 80-5.13 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to technical changes in requirements for certification in the classroom teaching service, effective March 30, 2004. [HE & PP (A) 2]

Your Committee discussed with Professor James Wyckoff the independent research project he is heading that will examine teacher preparation pathways at CUNY and approximately 10 independent colleges. Professor Wyckoff and his colleagues will be looking at the attributes of teacher education programs at these institutions and their impact on issues including the preparation of quality teachers, as evidenced by gains in student learning in the New York City public schools, and retention of teachers. The research will assess the role that traditional and nontraditional pathways into teaching play in both improving the quality of the teacher workforce and equalizing the distribution of highly qualified teachers across urban schools.

Full-time/Part-time faculty and Faculty Load Requirements for Teacher Education Programs

Your Committee discussed the requirement in regulation concerning the percentage of teacher education programs that must be taught by full-time faculty and the requirement concerning faculty load. Staff recommends that the Board allow flexibility in those requirements for institutions that have achieved accreditation of their teacher education programs and whose programs meet or exceed the 80% pass rate requirement for their graduates. It was agreed that staff would report back to the Committee with additional information that could assist the committee in further analyzing this requirement and its impact on the quality of teacher preparation programs.

Your Committee was provided an update on the steps being taken to implement the new Illegal Practice law. Major aspects of the law and what it does, proposed strategies to ensure that the law is implemented successfully, as well as challenges being faced were all discussed.

Proposed Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Regents and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Requirements for the Conferral of a College Degree and the Home Instruction of Students of Compulsory Attendance Age and College Study [HE & PP and EMSC-VESID (D) 1]

The HE & PP and EMSC-VESID Committees met in joint session to discuss with staff the proposed amendment to establish alternatives to the requirement that a candidate for a college degree hold a high school diploma or the equivalent, and to provide pathways for students to attend college while still of compulsory school age.

Regent Robert Johnson, presented on behalf of James Dawson, Chair of the Cultural Education Committee, the following written report:

Your Committee on Cultural Education had its scheduled meeting on March 22, 2004 in the Regents Room, State Education Building. Regents Johnson, Bowman, Cortés-Vázquez and Tallon were present. Regent Dawson was absent and excused.

ACTION ITEMS

Your Committee reviewed the summary recommendations with respect to charter applications. Items listed under Cultural Education were recommended for approval.

Regent Robert M. Johnson, Chair of the Committee on Quality, presented on behalf of the Committee the following written report.

Your Committee on Quality held its scheduled meeting on March 22, 2004. Vice Chair Cortés-Vázquez and Regent Bowman were present. Chancellor Bennett and Vice Chancellor Sanford also attended.

APPROVAL

MATTERS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

l Your Committee continued its conversation about the USNY Convocation, with a focus on the format for the event and the criteria for selecting whom to invite.

The Convocation must be forward looking and focus on how the assets of USNY can be applied effectively and innovatively to closing critical gaps related to student achievement, educational opportunity, and access to educational and cultural resources. While plenary sessions may be useful for setting the context for the day, most of the Convocation should be spent in interactive group discussions of promising strategies and new institutional collaborations to address closing the gaps.

Staff will collaborate with the external Convocation Planning Advisory Committee and the Quality Committee to prepare an assessment or analysis of the current situation as background to inform the conversation during the Convocation.

Your Committee confirmed that the Convocation would be held in the Main Education Building in Albany. This will necessitate that participation in the event be by invitation and that the invitation list be capped at 150 people. Some invitations will be reserved for key stakeholders who are not members of USNY, such as legislative leaders, Governor’s staff, or other State agency executives. Staff will begin compiling the list of potential invitees from among USNY institutions using the following criteria:

ü Is actively engaged in issues concerned with closing gaps related to student achievement, educational opportunity, and access to educational and cultural resources.

ü Has demonstrated experience in collaboration across USNY institutions to solve difficult issues.

ü Taken together, the participants must reflect both the diversity of the many institutions that comprise USNY and the diversity of the State.

ü Participants should include both institutional leaders and highly effective practitioners.

Staff will consult with the external Convocation Planning Advisory Committee and solicit suggestions from the Board in its work to compile the invitation list.

l Your Committee received an update on the USNY Technology Policy and Practices Council:

ü Don Jacobs, Director for Applied Technologies in Education from the University at Buffalo and Dr. Ellen Meier, Co-Director, Center for Technology and School Change at Columbia University have agreed to serve as the Council’s Co-Chairs.

ü Regents Bowman and Johnson will soon talk with the Co-Chairs to set the first meeting, confirm the Council’s initial focus, establish tentative deliverables, and set timelines.

The Council’s initial work should be to identify the State’s technology assets in terms of infrastructure and electronic content as well as the capacity to create additional electronic content. This work should be advanced in time for use at the Convocation, since technology promises to be an effective tool for dealing with certain aspects of gap closing strategies.

l Your Committee also discussed the annual Board retreat. Topics suggested for the agenda are:

ü Assessment of the changes to Board structure and the conduct of meetings put into place at last year’s retreat. Possible outcomes include: further refinements of this current approach, move to shorter monthly meetings, or establish an annual schedule of longer, but less frequent Board meetings.

ü Discussion of the topics included on the issues list developed at the last retreat for which the Board has not yet devoted time to consider.

Staff will find a local site, possibly SUNY at Albany. Staff will also develop a proposed agenda for both the retreat and a highly truncated July business meeting that allows the Board adequate time for thoughtful deliberation during the retreat.

APPENDIX I

NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
CHARTER ACTIONS
March 22 and 23, 2004

Voted, that
            1.         An absolute charter in the first instance is granted incorporating Michele Gage, Hobson Brown, Jr., Jody Froehlich, Peter D. Kennedy, Larry Gringlas, James Luciano, Thomas W. Jackson, Janet K. Schloat, John C. Porter and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Pound Ridge Library District, located in Pound Ridge, county of Westchester and state of New York.
            2.                  The purpose for which such corporation is to be formed is to provide library services to the residents of the Pound Library District, created pursuant to Chapter 285 of the Laws of 2003, which includes all of the town of Pound Ridge.
            3.        The library shall be administered by a board of nine trustees, to be at first the persons who are named herein as incorporators, said trustees to serve in the order in which they are named herein, for terms that shall expire September 30^th as follows: Michele Gage, 2004, Hobson Brown, Jr. 2004, Jody Froehlich, 2004, Peter D. Kennedy, 2005, Larry Gringlas, 2005, James Luciano, 2005, Thomas W. Jackson, 2006, Janet K. Schloat, 2006, John C. Porter, 2006. As vacancies occur, trustees shall be elected at the annual election to serve three-year terms, said terms commencing on the first day of the month next following the election.
            4.         The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

310 Stone Hill Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Hobson Brown, Jr.
205 Stone Hill Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Jody Froelich
33 Horseshoe Hill West
Pound ridge, New York 10576

Peter D. Kennedy
37 Indian Hill Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Larry Gringlas
100 Upper Shad Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

James Luciano
121 Book Farm Road East

Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Thomas W. Jackson
114 Horseshoe Hill Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Janet K. Schloat
88 Upper Shad Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

John C. Porter
31 Hemlock Hill Road
Pound Ridge, New York 10576

5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
        9.           The principal office of the corporation shall be located at 271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, New York 10576.
        10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

Voted, that
            1.         An absolute charter in the first instance is granted incorporating Richard C. Bell, Carl S. Berkowitz, Joan C. Hutchinson, Rosa Boyd, Marlena F. Lange and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill, located in Middletown, county of Orange and state of New York.
           2.         The purpose for which such corporation is to be formed is operate a special district public library to serve the enlarged school district of the city of Middletown, residents of the town of Mount Hope who reside within the Pine Bush Central School District, Valley Central School District, and Minisink Valley School District as created pursuant to Chapter 398 of the Laws of 2000 as amended by Chapter 13 of the Laws of 2001.
            3.        The library shall be administered by a board of seven trustees, to be at first the persons who are named herein as incorporators, said trustees to serve in the order in which they are named above, for terms that shall expire December 31, three in 2004, two in 2005 and two in 2007. Thereafter, as such terms expire, their successors shall be elected by the residents of the special district for a term of four years. Vacancies due to cause other than expiration of term shall be filled until the next annual election by the library board of trustees.
            4.         The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

Richard C. Bell
                                                36 Miller Heights Road
                                                Middletown, New York 10940

                                                Carl S. Berkowitz
                                                30 Gordon Road
                                                Middletown, New York 10941

Sally Taylor
                                                16 Sweezy Avenue
                                                Apartment G
                                                Middletown, New York 10940

                                                Joan C. Hutchinson
                                                44 Loch Lomond Lane
                                                Middletown, New York 10941

                                                Eileen Connolly
                                                22 Oak Ridge Road
                                                Middletown, New York 10940

Rosa Boyd
                                                30 Sycamore Drive
                                                Middletown, New York 10940

                                                Marlena F. Lange
                                                23 Royce Avenue
                                                Middletown, New York 10940

         5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.         The principal office of the corporation shall be located at 11-19 Depot Street, Middletown, New York 10940.
         10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, for an amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, located in the city, county and state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “The Library of Presidential Papers” on June 25, 1965; which provisional charter was amended by Regents action on June 26, 1970 to change the corporate name to “Center for the Study of the Presidency” and, as so amended, made absolute be, and the same hereby is, amended to change the corporate address to P.O. Box 181, Manhasset, New York 11030 and to amend paragraph two of their charter to read in its entirety:

“ The purpose for such corporation is to establish and maintain a historical society dedicated to serving as a central resource addressing issues affecting the modern Presidency. The Center for the Study of the Presidency is to act as an institutional memory for the White House in a changing national and global format.”

CARIBBEAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CULTURAL ARTS
            Voted, that
            1.         A provisional charter valid for a term of five years is granted incorporating Anthony Alexis, Tona Bobb, Janice A. Minott, Albot Mitchell, Richelar Nicolas and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Caribbean American Museum of Cultural Arts, located in Brooklyn, county of Kings, state of New York.
            2.         The purposes for which such corporation is formed are:

a. To establish and maintain a museum in Brooklyn relating to Caribbean arts and culture;

c. To promote public expression of Caribbean arts and culture through exhibitions and programs; and

3. The persons named as incorporators shall constitute the first board of trustees. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws, including therein provisions fixing the method of election and the term of office of trustees, and shall have power by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board of trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more than twenty-five nor less than five.
4. The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.           The institution of the corporation shall be located in Brooklyn, county of Kings, state of New York.
         10.       The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within five years after the date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said five-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of five years, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

CRESTWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
            Voted, that
            1.         A provisional charter valid for a term of five years is granted incorporating Elizabeth McFadden, Lawrence Shiels, Frederic Freyer, Francoise Bennett, Camille Smith, Marguerite Aumann, Adrienne Hiddleson and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Crestwood Historical Society, located in Crestwood/Yonkers, county of Westchester, state of New York.
               2.      The purposes for which such corporation is formed are:

a. To promote, foster and encourage the study and dissemination of knowledge concerning the history of Crestwood and its environs;

c. To discover, collect and preserve original records, manuscripts, diaries, letters, secondary source materials and memorabilia, without restriction, having historical interest as illustrative of political, social, economic or cultural events or activities of the past or present; and

d. To sponsor public meetings, lectures and educational programs, to publish historical material, and to otherwise foster a public awareness of, and pride in, the history and heritage of the area of Crestwood.

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.         The mailing address of the corporation shall be P.O. Box 81, Crestwood/Yonkers, New York 10707.
       10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within five years after the date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said five-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of five years, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

GARIBALDI-MEUCCI MUSEUM
            Voted, that
            1.         A provisional charter valid for a term of five years is granted incorporating Walter Corey, John Dabbene, Emily T. Gear, Joseph Martino, Joseph Sciame and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, located in Staten Island, county of Richmond, state of New York.
               2.      The purposes for which such corporation is formed are:

a. To collect, preserve and exhibit historical material relating to the lives of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci and to the role of Italian-American in the United States;

b. To publish and disseminate information regarding the museum and the Italian-American heritage;

c. To conduct cultural, artistic and educational programs and classes to promote the understanding of the Italian-American heritage;

d. To sponsor and conduct programs and activities designed to eliminate ethnic and racial prejudice and discrimination;

e. To collect, own, hold, maintain, preserve, and make available appropriate historical objects and artifacts; and

f. To conduct all lawful activities which may be useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes.

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.         The institution to be maintained by the corporation is to be located at 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305.
       10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within five years after the date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said five-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of five years, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

TIME AND THE VALLEYS MUSEUM
Voted, that
1. A provisional charter valid for a term of five years is granted incorporating Kathy Akerley, Margaret Coombe, Donna Denman, Jack Denman, Joann Gallagher, Anita Jones, Helen Kwasinowicz, Georgianna Lepke, Dorothy Muthig, Barbara Purcell, Carol Smythe, Alan Sorensen, Richard Coombe, Miles Ellison, Barbara Garigliano and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Time and the Valleys Museum, located in Grahamsville, county of Sullivan, state of New York.

a. To establish and maintain a museum relating to the Rondout and Neversink watersheds and the geographical area encompassing the Tri-Valley Central School District;

b. To collect, own, hold, maintain, preserve, and make available appropriate historical objects and artifacts;

c. To arrange, create, maintain and promote appropriate historical exhibits and displays;

d. To actively add to the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the value of the Rondout and Neversink watersheds; and

e. To promote and support historical research and scholarship, to promote and support watershed education and organize historical and cultural activities, programs and events for the public.

            3. The persons named as incorporators shall constitute the first board of trustees. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws, including therein provisions fixing the method of election and the term of office of trustees, and shall have power by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board of trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more than twenty-five nor less than five.
            4.         The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:
                                                  Kathy Akerley

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.         The institution to be maintained by the corporation is to be located at 328 Main Street, Grahamsville, New York 12740. The mailing address of the corporation is P.O. Box 307, Grahamsville, New York 12740.
       10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within five years after the date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said five-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of five years, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

TOWN OF MAMAKATING LIBRARY DISTRICT
            Voted, that
            1.         A provisional charter valid for a term of five years is granted incorporating Thomas Martin, Carole Lubin, Susan Donges, Angela Callahan, Natasha Rouis and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Town of Mamakating Library District located in Bloomingburg, county of Sullivan, state of New York.
           2.      The purposes for which such corporation is formed are to provide library services to the residents of the Town of Mamakating Library District created pursuant to Chapter 392 of the Laws of 2003, which consists of that portion of the town of Mamakating served by the Minisink, Pine Bush, and Monticello school districts.
            3. The library shall be administered by a board of five trustees, to be at first the persons who are named herein as incorporators, said trustees to serve in the order in which they are named herein, for terms that shall expire the first day of the month next following the election as follows: one in 2005, two in 2006 and two in 2007. As vacancies occur, trustees shall be elected at the annual election to serve four year terms, said terms commencing on the first day of the month next following the election.
            4.         The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.         The Bloomingburg branch of the library shall be located at North Road, Bloomingburg, New York 12721. The Wurtsboro branch of the library shall be located at Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, New York 12790. The mailing address for both branches shall be Mamakating Library, P.O. Box 384, Bloomingburg, New York 12721.
       10.         The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within five years after the date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said five-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of five years, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MANNSVILLE/TOWN OF ELLISBURG. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Historical Society of Mannsville/Town of Ellisburg, for its provisional charter to be extended, it was
Voted, that the provisional charter of Historical Society of Mannsville/Town of Ellisburg, located in Mannsville, county of Jefferson, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on September 23, 1994 be, and the same hereby is, extended until March 23, 2009; and prior to that date, an application for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such application is not made, then after March 23, 2009 and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

THE 2^ND NEW YORK REGIMENT ASSOCIATION
            Voted, that
            1.         A certificate of incorporation is granted incorporating Nicholas G. Finelli, Fred R. Lambert, John R. Klix, John A. Isaksen, George K. Warnecke and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of The 2^nd New York Regiment Association, located in Clintondale, county of Ulser, state of New York.
            2.                  The purpose for which such corporation is formed are:

a. To advance the knowledge and appreciation of our members and the general public regarding the period of the American Revolution in which the 2^nd Battalion of Foot, New York Provincial Forces was engaged;

b. To recreate, for enjoyment and education, at such appropriate times and venues, as accurately as possible, the life and times of the common soldier of the 2^nd Battalion of Foot, New York Provincial Forces, and the contemporary environment, as it existed in the period of May 26, 1775 through April 15, 1776.

                                    Nicholas G. Finelli
                                    92 Atlantic Avenue
                                    Hawthorne, New York 10532-1124

                                    Fred R. Lambert
                                    58 Carey Street
                                    Mahopec, New York 10541-1908

                                    John R. Klix
                                    P.O. Box 315
                                    Clintonday, New York 12515-0315

                                    John A. Isaksen
                                    10 Windrift Lane
                                    Walden, New York 12586-1524

                                    George K. Warnecke
                                    16 Fairview Road
                                    Mahopac, New York 10541

              5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, and no part of its earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any individual; and no officer, member, or employee of the corporation shall receive or be entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from the operations thereof, except reasonable compensation for services.
           6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).
              7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision), and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.        The mailing address of the corporation shall be at P.O. Box 435, Clintondale, New York 12415-0435.
        10.       The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

THE WESTCHESTER CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE
            Voted, that
            1.         A certificate of incorporation is granted incorporating Laura Lee M. Keating, Eugene Bender, Kevin Thomas, John P. Brown, Alexander Papace, Heidi Eschweiler, Steven A. Eschweiler, Thomas J. Breslin, Richard Comerford, Craig L. Keating and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of The Westchester Civil War Roundtable, located in Pleasantville, county of Westchester, state of New York.
            2.         The purpose for which such corporation is formed are:

b. To hold programs and organize field trips of Civil War historical interest; and

c. To promote and aid in the preservation of Civil War artifacts, sites, and history.

                5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, and no part of its earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any individual; and no officer, member, or employee of the corporation shall receive or be entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from the operations thereof, except reasonable compensation for services.
                6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).
                7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision), and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.        The mailing address of the corporation shall be at P.O. Box 132, Pleasantville, New York 10570.
          10.       The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, for an amendment of its charter, it was
Voted, that the provisional charter of the Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, located in Brooklyn, county of Kings, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on June 25, 1965; which provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 26, 1970 and made absolute by Regents action on July 29, 1977; which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on July 24, 1992 and November 10, 2000 be, and the same hereby is, amended to add authority for the corporation to operate a preschool special education program for children from three to five years of age with disabilities pursuant to §4410 of the Education Law; to operate a school-age special education program for children kindergarten through grade two with disabilities pursuant to Article 89, §4402 of the Education Law; and to operate a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) with Related Services program pursuant to §4410 of the Education Law.

THE LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of The Learning Disabilities Association of New York State, for an amendment of its charter, it was
Voted, that the provisional charter of The Learning Disabilities Association of New York State, located in the city and county of Albany, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “New York Association for Brain-Injured Children” on May 29, 1958; which provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 28, 1963; amended by Regents action on May 21, 1964 and made absolute by Regents action on August 26, 1966; which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on January 28, 1976 to change the corporate name to “New York Association for the Learning Disabled and Its Associations for Brain-Injured Children” and on May 22, 1992 to change the corporate name to “The Learning Disabilities Association of New York State” be, and the same hereby is, amended to change the corporate address to 1202 Troy-Schenectady Road, Building 1, Room 225, Latham, New York 12110.

CRESCENT SCHOOL. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the Crescent School, for its provisional charter to be extended, it was
            Voted, that the provisional charter of the Crescent School, located in Westbury, county of Nassau, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on December 20, 1991; which provisional charter was extended by Regents action on July 21, 1995, November 6, 1998 and December 20, 2001 be, and the same hereby is, amended to add authority for the corporation to also operate a pre-kindergarten for four year-olds; to add authority to also operate grades nine through twelve and to change the corporate address to 130 Front Street, Hempstead, New York 11550 and, as so amended, extended until March 23, 2007; and prior to that date, an application for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such application is not made, then after March 23, 2007 and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOLS. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the International Preschools, for its provisional charter to be extended, it was
            Voted, that the provisional charter of the International Preschools, located in the city, county and state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on December 11, 1998 be, and the same hereby is, amended to delete authority for the corporation to operate at 9 West 82^nd Street, New York, New York 10024 and to add authority for the corporation to operate at 120 West 76^th Street, New York, New York 10023 and, as so amended, extended until March 23, 2007; and prior to that date, an application for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such application is not made, then after March 23, 2007 and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the St. Ignatius School, for its provisional charter to be extended, it was
            Voted, that the provisional charter of the St. Ignatius School, located in Bronx, county of Nassau, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on November 6, 1998; which provisional charter was amended and restated by Regents action on November 9, 2001 be, and the same hereby is, extended until March 23, 2007; and prior to that date, an application for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such application is not made, then after March 23, 2007 and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOLS and INTERNATIONAL PLAY GROUPS, INC. International Preschools, located in the city, county and state of New York, was incorporated by the Board of Regents under a provisional charter on December 11, 1998; which provisional charter was amended by Regents action on March 23, 2004 and, as so amended, extended.
            International Play Groups, Inc., located in the city, county and state of New York, was incorporated pursuant to §11 (2) of the Membership Corporation Law (MCL) on October 21, 1963 with the consent of the New York State Education Department.
            The boards of trustees of the International Preschools and International Play Groups, Inc., have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223, for an order consolidating the said corporations under one name, to wit, International Preschools, in accordance with an agreement of consolidation annexed to the petition, with power to carry on and conduct the educational activities heretofore carried on and conducted by said petitioners, and it was
            Voted, that
            1.         Pursuant to the authority contained in Education Law §223, International Preschools and International Play Groups, Inc., be, and hereby are, consolidated under the name International Preschools.
            2.         The principal office of the consolidated corporation shall be located at 330 East 45^th Street, New York, New York 10017-3401.
          3.         The surviving corporation will continue to administer the educational operations and purposes of the constituent corporations in the same manner as they presently exist, and the purposes of the consolidated corporation are to operate, at the following locations in the borough of Manhattan, city and county of New York: 28 East 35^th Street, New York, New York 10016; 330 East 45^th Street, New York, New York 10017; 351 East 74^th Street, New York, New York 10021; 57 West 75^th Street, New York, New York 10023; 120 West 76^th Street, New York, New York 10023 and 1010 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10028, the following:

            4.         The separate existence of the constituent corporations hereby ceases, and the consolidated corporation is hereby vested with all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and authority possessed by or granted by law to each of the constituent corporations. All assets and liabilities of the respective predecessor corporations are hereby assets and liabilities of the consolidated corporation. All property, real, personal and mixed and all debts to each of the corporations on whatever account are hereby attached to the consolidated corporation and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
        5.         Dr. Edward A. Davies, David W. Bernstein, Nancy L. Brown, Abigail P. Fearon, Bente S. Frantz, Lena B. Kaplan, Caroline E. Newell, Valerie A. Kennedy, Anne M. Lentini, Silvia Maginnis, Constance W. Cranch, Sylvie D. Cherry, Arrien L.C. Schiltkamp, Althea L. Duersten-Saslow, Elizabeth J. Patrick, Douglas P. Lawrence and Rosemary F. Weaver constitute the first board of trustees, to serve until the first annual meeting of the consolidated corporation. The board has power to adopt bylaws, including therein provisions fixing the method of election and the term of office of trustees, and has power by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board of trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more than twenty-five nor less than five. The annual election will be held on or before January 15 of each year.
            6.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
          7.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            8.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            9.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            10.       The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.
            11.       The consolidation herein shall take effect immediately.
          12.       The consolidated corporation will operate under the provisional charter granted to International Preschools.

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF NURSING AT ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER
        Voted, that
            1.         An absolute charter in the first instance is granted incorporating Joyce Cirrito, Dennis DePerro, Ira Dubnoff, Peter Huntington, Janis Kohlbrenner, Marianne Markowitz, Mary Katherine Maroney, Cecilia Mulvey, Stella Sroka, Arthur A. Vercillo and their associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of St. Joseph’s College of Nursing at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, located in Syracuse, county of Onondaga and state of New York.
             2.         The purposes for which such corporation is to be formed are:

a. To operate a college of nursing for the purpose of educating men and women to practice the profession of nursing;

b. To confer the degree of Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) upon graduates of the program in registered professional nursing;

c. To prepare the graduates to further their education through transfer of credits to a college or university which confers a Baccalaureate degree; and

d. To have and exercise all powers necessary and convenient to effect any and all of the foregoing purposes for which the corporation is formed, together with all the powers now or hereafter granted to it by the State of New York.

3. The proposed corporation is to be a membership corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes. The sole corporate member of the proposed corporation is St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation.
4. The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

            5.         The corporation hereby created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.
            6.         Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code).
            7.         No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
            8.         Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall determine.
            9.           The principal office of the corporation shall be located at 206 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13203-1898.
         10.       The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

PRACTICAL BIBLE COLLEGE. An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the Practical Bible College, for its an amendment to its absolute charter, it was
Voted, that the provisional charter of the Practical Bible College, located in Bible School Park (Johnson City), county of Broome, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on September 24, 1993; which corporation was consolidated by Regents action on that date with the Practical Bible Training School, a domestic corporation incorporated pursuant to Article Two of the Membership Corporations Law under the corporate name “Practical Bible Training School of Lestershire, New York” on December 6, 1900 and reincorporated pursuant to the Membership Corporations Law under the corporate name “John A. Davis Memorial Bible School, Inc.” on June 24, 1935, and which certificate of incorporation was amended by the filing of a certificate of amendment pursuant to §803 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on September 20, 1982 with consent of the Commissioner of Education dated July 14, 1982 to change the corporate name to “Practical Bible Training School,” with the surviving corporation being the Practical Bible College; which provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on February 3, 1999 be, and the same hereby is, amended to change the corporate name to “Davis College.”

APPENDIX II

REGENTS ACTIONS IN 39 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CASES

March 22-23, 2004

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the surrender of 11 licenses, and 28 other disciplinary actions.

I. SURRENDERS

Chiropractic

Herbert D. Sussman; 5900 Owasco Terrace, Auburn, NY 13021; Lic. No. 008683; Cal. No. 21076; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of moral unfitness.

Dentistry

Vadim Skorupko; 2100 28^th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116; Lic. No. 048535; Cal. No. 21443; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Welfare and Institution Code violations and Grand Theft, felonies.

Massage Therapy

Drew Gandley; 74 Edgemere Street, Montauk, NY 11954; Lic. No. 006880; Cal. No. 21310; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession while his license was suspended.

Mildred Horosh; 2 Allenhurst, Buffalo, NY 14214; Lic. No. 007918; Cal. No. 21329; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing beyond the scope of the profession by performing colonic irrigations.

Nursing

Megan M. Alverio a/k/a Megan M. Bailey; Registered Professional Nurse; 27 B Hickory Hill Road, Williamsville, NY 14221; Lic. No. 465316; Cal. No. 21233; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Adulteration of a Drug and admitted to the charge of willfully failing to comply with substantial provisions of Federal and State Laws governing the nursing profession.

Michael Felix Truskolaski; Registered Professional Nurse; 142˝ Decatur Street, Corning, NY 14830; Lic. No. 487444; Cal. No. 21337; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances for personal use from two health care facilities.

Michael Lynn Smalt; Registered Professional Nurse; 407 East Naples Street, Wayland, NY 14572; Lic. No. 392664; Cal. No. 21353; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting Demerol from hospital stock for his own use.

Jean Ventrone; Registered Professional Nurse; 7671 #348 Tanque Verde, Tucson, AZ 85715; Lic. No. 345931; Cal. No. 21361; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Arizona Board of Nursing.

Patricia Sciorio; Registered Professional Nurse; 3040 East Shea Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85028; Lic. No. 267047; Cal. No. 21362; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Arizona Board of Nursing.

Public Accountancy

Lance Harrison; Certified Public Accountant; 6 Horizon Road, Fort Lee, NJ 07024; Lic. No. 034293; Cal. No. 21363; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Mail Fraud and Federal Income Tax Evasion, both felonies.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Jeffrey A. Katz; Audiologist; 406 West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901; Lic. No. 000391; Cal. No. 21258; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession while his license was suspended.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Architecture

S.P. Papadatos Associates, P.C. a/k/a Steven P. Papadatos Associates, P.C. a/k/a Papadatos Associates, P.C.; 305 East 46^th Street, New York, NY 10017; Cal. No. 20771; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation for last 23 months.

William Soehl; 1132 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, NY 11967; Lic. No. 012393; Cal. No. 21188; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $3,000 fine.

Engineering and Landsurveying

Douglas Calvin Lane; Professional Engineer; 85 Washington Street, Keyport, NJ 07735; Lic. No. 073324; Cal. No. 21211; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.

Nursing

Yvonne Fitzpatrick; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 15 South 27^th Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798; Lic. Nos. 221098, 490866; Cal. Nos. 20648, 20649; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.

Lindon Morrison; Licensed Practical Nurse; 3943 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466; Lic. No. 251139; Cal. No. 20689; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.

Christopher A. Rem; Registered Professional Nurse; 93 Southberry Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065; Lic. No. 431087; Cal. No. 21082; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.

Bettie L. Gilmore; Licensed Practical Nurse; 540 East 169^th Street, Bronx, NY 10456; Lic. No. 105545; Cal. No. 21116; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 2 years, $250 fine.

Roxanne Marie Wall; Registered Professional Nurse; 10375 Dayton Road, Gowanda, NY 14070; Lic. No. 465217; Cal. No. 21138; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in consent order application – upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.

Pamela Richter; Registered Professional Nurse; 46 Executive Drive, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; Lic. No. 214285; Cal. No. 21164; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.

Roxanne Erica Bowen; Registered Professional Nurse; 20-04 Seagirt Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11691; Lic. No. 433282; Cal. No. 21194; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.

Rosemary Damico Jeffers; Registered Professional Nurse; 400 Middle Line Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020; Lic. No. 158694; Cal. No. 21214; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.

Kathleen Marie Nolan-Mathews; Registered Professional Nurse; 202 Mountain Avenue, Purling, NY 12470; Lic. No. 511075; Cal. No. 21215; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.

Glen Dale Brady; Licensed Practical Nurse; 78 Willmont Street, Rochester, NY 14609; Lic. No. 231182; Cal. No. 21218; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.

Karen Madden a/k/a Karen Quigley a/k/a Karen Ann McGlynn; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 24 Woods Place, Islip Terrace, NY 11752; Lic. Nos. 155713, 411528; Cal. Nos. 21228, 21165; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than six months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application – upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.

Carolyn Bacha; Registered Professional Nurse; 2 Woodcrest Lane, Old Tappan, NJ 07675; Lic. No. 308493; Cal. No. 21384; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.

Pharmacy

Marybeth Campbell; 40 Heatherwood Road, Fairport, NY 14450; Lic. No. 036271; Cal. No. 21209; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,500 fine.

Physical Therapy

Bernadette Marsiglia; Physical Therapist; 4516 Vermeer Court, Owings Mills, MD 21117; Lic. No. 023132; Cal. No. 21352; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, 25 hours of public service.

Public Accountancy

Keith H. Frantz; Certified Public Accountant; 53 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. No. 045826; Cal. No. 21273; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.

Social Work

George Brown; 2999 Frederick Douglas Boulevard, New York, NY 10039-0142; Lic. No. 008393; Cal. No. 20746; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.

Vastie Raquel Ferraro; 67 King Street, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776; Lic. No. 054572; Cal. No. 20831; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.

Francy Thomson; 11059 Helena Drive, Cooper City, FL 33026; Lic. No. 028335; Cal. No. 21385; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.

Veterinary Medicine

James Richard O’Connor, Jr.; 34 South Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992; RD 1, Box 155 Day Road, Campbell Hall, NY 10916; Lic. No. 003052; Cal. No. 20546; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.

Frank Liguori; 350 E Montauk Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757; Lic. No. 005825; Cal. No. 21187; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.

Charter Applications

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Your Committee recommends that the Regents approve an amendment to the absolute charter of Practical Bible College to change the corporate name to “Davis College.” [BR (A) 1]

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVAL

MATTERS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

APPENDIX I NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS CHARTER ACTIONS March 22 and 23, 2004

APPENDIX II

REGENTS ACTIONS IN 39 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CASES

I. SURRENDERS

Chiropractic

Architecture

Engineering and Landsurveying

Nursing

Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

Public Accountancy

Social Work

Veterinary Medicine

APPENDIX I

NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
CHARTER ACTIONS
March 22 and 23, 2004