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THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT /
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY
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The Honorable the Members of the Board
of Regents
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Kathy A.
Ahearn |
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SUBJECT: |
Charter
Applications
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DATE: |
October 13,
2005
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STRATEGIC
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Goal
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Summary
Issue for
Decision
Approval of charter applications.
Reason(s) for
Consideration
Required by State statute
(Education Law §216).
Proposed
Handling
Discussion and approval in accordance with
the respective recommendations contained in the attached summaries of charter
applications.
Procedural
History
N/A
Background
Information
Summary
recommendations have been prepared for a total of 12 charter
actions.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Regents approve
each application in accordance with the recommendations contained in the
respective summaries.
Timetable for
Implementation
N/A
Regents Meeting
November
2-3, 2005
CHARTERS
CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTERS
1.
Kingston Library, Kingston
2.
Town of North Collins Public Library, North
Collins
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
3.
Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar
l. CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTERS
No. 1
KINGSTON
LIBRARY
Kingston, Ulster
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 10, 2000 to form a
corporation to operate a public library to serve the residents of the City of
Kingston. The board of trustees has
applied for an absolute charter. The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that the
provisional charter be made
absolute.
No. 2
TOWN OF NORTH COLLINS PUBLIC
LIBRARY
North Collins, Erie
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 3, 1995 to form a
corporation to operate a free public library to serve the residents of the Town
of North Collins. The board of
trustees has applied for an absolute charter. The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that the
provisional charter be made
absolute.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 3
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Delmar, Albany
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 2, 1913 under the
corporate name “Delmar Free Library.” Such provisional charter was made absolute
by Regents action on November 5, 1917 and amended by Regents action on September
10, 1931 to change the corporate name to “Delmar Public Library of Central
School District #6.” Such absolute
charter was further amended by Regents action on November 22, 1968 to change the
corporate name to “Bethlehem Public Library” and was last amended on December
16, 1994. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to designate the Commissioner
of Education as agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or
proceeding against it may be served and to add the language necessary to
maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 4
HEPBURN LIBRARY OF
NORFOLK
Norfolk, St. Lawrence
County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 1,
1921. Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on June 19, 1980. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to designate the Commissioner of Education as
agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against
it may be served and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status
under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 5
MAHOPAC
LIBRARY
Mahopac, Putnam
County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 24,
1987. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to
the “Mahopac Public Library,” to designate the Commissioner of Education as
agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against
it may be served and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status
under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3).
The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be
amended accordingly.
No. 6
WESTHAMPTON FREE
LIBRARY
Westhampton Beach, Suffolk
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 1, 1897. Such provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on July 12, 1902. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to increase the maximum number of trustees
from five to seven, to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status
under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of
Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of
process. The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
No. 7
THE NATIONAL CARTOON MUSEUM
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit
cartoon art produced by artists throughout the world and to provide educational
programs related thereto. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted
for a period of five years.
Regents
Meeting
November 2-3,
2005
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
Bineinu Child Center, Brooklyn
2.
The Child Development Council,
Binghamton
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
3.
Al-Mamoor School, Jamaica
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
BINEINU CHILD
CENTER
Brooklyn, Kings
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 1998 to operate a
special education itinerant service for children with disabilities. Such provisional charter was
extended by Regents action on November 9, 2001 and was made absolute on
September 10, 2004. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the
corporate name to “Bineinu Aim High Children’s Services” and to amend the
purposes to authorize the corporation to make arrangements for the provision of
multi-disciplinary evaluations by licensed professionals. The Office of
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
has been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the trustees
have been advised that the granting of any amendment thereof does not constitute
approval for state funding for the programs and services under the jurisdiction
of VESID. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 2
THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL
Binghamton, Broome
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 18, 2002
to form a
corporation to plan, coordinate and implement services for children who are
disabled developmentally, emotionally, physically, and/or socially from birth
on; including but not limited to providing special education programs pursuant
to Education Law §4410. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to change the school and corporate address
to 24 Cherry Street, Johnson City, New York 13790 and to restate the corporate
purposes to provide early intervention services, to establish, conduct and
operate services for children with disabilities including, but not limited to,
evaluations, special classes, special education itinerant services, related
services, consultant teaching services, and special classes within integrated
settings, and to establish and operate day care centers and provide after-school
activities. The board of trustees
further request that the provisional charter, as so amended, be extended. The
Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has consented to this action
pursuant to §460-a of the Social Services Law. The Office of Vocational and Educational
Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) has been provided with an
opportunity to review this action and the trustees have been advised that the
granting of the amendment does not constitute approval for state funding for
programs and services under the jurisdiction of VESID. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so
amended, be extended for a period
of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs
and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute
charter.
No. 3
AL-MAMOOR
SCHOOL
Jamaica, Queens
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten and a grade one
through six elementary school. The
Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be
granted for a period of three years.
Regents
Meeting
November
2-3, 2005
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
Marist College,
Poughkeepsie
2.
The New School, New York
City
III.
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 1
MARIST
COLLEGE
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 20, 1946 under the
corporate name “Marian College” to provide education on a college level, to the
members of the Institute of the Marist Brothers, through courses leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). Such
provisional charter was amended by Regents action on December 15, 1950 to
restate the corporate purposes, and as so amended, made absolute. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on April 29, 1960 to change the corporate name to “Marist
College” and was further amended on March 28, 1969, March 24, 1972, September
30, 1977, May 24, 1979 and September 24, 1982. The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority for the College to
confer the degree of Master of Education (M.Ed.) and to restate the charter to
include in one document all the authorized degrees the corporation is authorized
to confer. The Office of Higher Education recommends that the absolute charter
be amended accordingly.
No. 2
THE NEW SCHOOL
New York City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 22, 1934 to operate and
maintain a college for higher education under the corporate name “New School for
Social Research.” Such provisional
charter was amended and made absolute by Regents action on January 17,
1941. The absolute charter was
further amended on May 19, 1944, February 28, 1947 and September 24, 1976; which
corporation was consolidated under such name on June 22, 1984 with Parson School
of Design. The absolute charter was
again amended on September 20, 1985, July 28, 1989, September 14, 1990 and July
23, 1993. On September 24, 1993 the
corporation was consolidated with Mannes College of Music; the absolute charter
was amended by Regents action on February
4, 1997 to change the corporate name to “New School University;” amended
June 17, 2003; and amended on June 21, 2005 to change the corporate name to “The
New School.”
The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to increase the
maximum number of trustees from 50 to 60.
The Office of Higher Education recommends that the absolute charter be
amended accordingly.
