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THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT /
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK /
ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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The Honorable the Members of the Board
of Regents
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FROM: |
Kathy A.
Ahearn |
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SUBJECT: |
Charter Applications for September
2006
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DATE: |
August 23,
2006
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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 section 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 twelve 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
September
11-12, 2006
CHARTERS
CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS
1.
Andes Public Library, Andes
2.
Long Island Children’s Museum, Garden City
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
3.
Fulton
Public Library, Fulton
4.
Hazard
Library Association, Poplar
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
5.
Alexander Findley Community Library, Findley Lake
CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
6.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal and Gravity Railroad Conservancy,
Unionville
l.
CULTURAL EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS
No. 1
ANDES PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Andes, Delaware County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 10, 2004 to operate a
public library to serve the residents of the town of Andes. 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
LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S
MUSEUM
Garden City, Nassau County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 27, 1990 to operate a
museum. Such provisional charter
was extended by Regents action on April 24, 1996 and amended on November 14,
1997. 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
FULTON PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Fulton, Oswego County
An
absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action
of the Board of Regents on November 21, 1895 to operate a public library. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on March 11, 1997.
The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute
charter to specify the number of trustees to be not less than five nor more than
fifteen, 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
HAZARD LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION
Poplar, Cayuga County
An
absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action
of the Board of Regents on June 26, 1895 operate an association library. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on February 25, 1983.
The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute
charter to designate the service area to be the Town of Venice, 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.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
No. 5
ALEXANDER FINDLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Findley
Lake, Chautauqua County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 7, 2000 to operate an association library to serve the
residents of the Town of Mina.
The board of trustees has applied for an extension to the
provisional charter.
The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that the
provisional charter be extended for a period of five years to allow the
corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate
that it can meet the requirements for an absolute
charter.
CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
No. 6
THE DELAWARE
AND HUDSON
CANAL AND GRAVITY RAILROAD
CONSERVANCY
Unionville, Orange County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to disseminate and encourage a greater
knowledge of the history of the States of New York and Pennsylvania and
particularly the Villages, Towns, Cities and Counties through which runs the
canal and gravity railroad and their surrounding areas. The corporation will not
be authorized to operate or maintain a museum, or to own or hold collections in
connection therewith. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that a certificate of incorporation be
issued.
Regents
Meeting
September 11-12,
2006
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTERS
1.
Mercy
High School,
Riverhead
2.
Shema
Kolainu-Hear Our Voices, Brooklyn
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
3.
Anderson School, Hyde
Park
ll.
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTERS
MERCY
HIGH
SCHOOL
Riverhead, Suffolk County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 10, 2000 to operate
a grades seven through twelve secondary school. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to
change the corporate name to “Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High
School” and, as so amended, for an absolute
charter. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly
and, as so amended, be made absolute.
No. 2
SHEMA KOLAINU-HEAR OUR
VOICES
Brooklyn, Kings County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 8, 1999 to operate
a center based preschool for children
with handicapping conditions from three to five years of age
and a kindergarten and grade one through eight elementary
school for children with some or all of the characteristics of autistic
disorder. Such
provisional charter was amended and, as so amended, extended by Regents action
on July 18, 2002. The board of
trustees has applied for an absolute charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter be made
absolute.
No. 3
ANDERSON
SCHOOL
Hyde Park, Dutchess County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 25, 1978 to conduct and
operate a private secondary school for pupils in grades seven through
twelve. Such provisional charter
was amended by Regents action on January 24, 1979 and June 21, 1979 and was made
absolute by Regents action on September 25, 1981. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on April 26, 1985, July 22, 1986, and November 9, 2001. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “Anderson Center for Autism.” 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 programs and services under the jurisdiction of
VESID. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
Regents
Meeting
September
11-12, 2006
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
Mercy
College,
Dobbs
Ferry
2.
Pace University, New York
City
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
3.
Institute
for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity, New York City
III. HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
MERCY
COLLEGE
Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name
“Mercy
Junior College” on October
23, 1952 to establish and maintain a junior college. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on November 22, 1957 to change the corporate name to “Mercy College” and, as so amended, extended;
amended and extended by Regents action on October 28, 1960; extended by Regents
action on September 27, 1963; and made absolute by Regents action on June 25,
1965. Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on various occasions with the last action being on
March 7, 2000. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority
for the corporation to confer the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy
(D.P.T.). The
Office of
Professions recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 2
PACE
UNIVERSITY
New York
City,
New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Pace
Institute” on May 17, 1935 to operate a college. Such provisional charter was amended and
made absolute by Regents action on May 15, 1942. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on several occasions, including on December 17, 1948 to change
the corporate name to “Pace
College” and on March 23, 1973 to
change the corporate name to “Pace University” and was last amended on
December 16, 1994. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority
for the corporation to confer the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) at
its Pleasantville campus. The Office of
Higher Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
No. 3
INSTITUTE FOR THE PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF
SUBJECTIVITY
New York
City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain an institution
of continuing education and training for qualified students of psychotherapy
that provides an educational program focused on the philosophical and scientific
foundations of psychoanalysis, the practical application of the established
professional approaches to psychoanalysis, and major philosophical and technical
innovations in psychoanalysis; to facilitate communication about conceptual and
technical issues within the psychoanalytic community through workshops, courses
and other educational means; and to engage in community-oriented mental health
activities such as public education.
The Office of
the Professions recommends
that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
