Report of Regents Higher Education Committee to The Board of Regents

Your Higher Education Committee held its scheduled meeting on January 10, 2022. Regents Norwood and Cashin were absent and excused.

Action Items

MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL BOARD

Mister Chancellor and Colleagues:  Your Higher Education Committee recommends, and we move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each recommendation in the written report of the Committee’s deliberations at its meeting on January 10, 2022, copies of which have been distributed to each member of the Board of Regents.

Matters Requiring Board Action:

Proposed Amendment to Section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Assessment Requirements for School District Leader (SDL) and School District Building Leader (SDBL) Program Completion, the Institutional Recommendation for Professional SDL and SDBL Certification, and the Institutional Recommendation Transitional D Certification - Department staff presented a proposed regulatory amendment to eliminate the requirement that candidates enrolled in New York State registered school district leader (SDL) and school district business leader (SDBL) programs must pass the SDL and SDBL assessment, respectively, for program completion and the institutional recommendation for Professional certification and eliminate the requirement that candidates who are enrolled in a Transitional D program must pass the SDL assessment for the institutional recommendation for Transitional D certification.

VOTED: The Board of Regents voted that Section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended, as submitted, as an emergency measure, effective January 11, 2022, upon a finding that such action is necessary for the preservation of general welfare to continue to exempt candidates enrolled in school district leader (SDL) and school district business leader (SDBL) programs from taking and passing the SDL and SDBL assessment, respectively, for program completion and the institutional recommendation for Professional certification and to exempt candidates enrolled in a Transitional D program from taking and passing the SDL assessment for the institutional recommendation for Transitional D certification, to provide continuity for SDL, SDBL, and Transitional D candidates until the proposed rule can be permanently adopted.

Proposed Amendment to Section 80-1.8 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Requirements for the Reissuance of an Initial Certificate -   Department staff presented a revised proposed regulatory amendment to remove the continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE)/professional learning requirement for the reissuance of an Initial certificate, add the school counselor assessment to the list of acceptable assessments for the reissuance, and allow candidates to take the exam(s) required for the reissuance during the validity period of their Emergency COVID-19 Initial Reissuance certificate.

VOTED: The Board of Regents voted that section 80-1.8 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended, as submitted, as an emergency measure, effective January 11, 2022, upon a finding that such action is necessary for the preservation of general welfare to immediately allow candidates to take the exam(s) required for the reissuance of their Initial certificate during the validity period of their Emergency COVID-19 certificate until the proposed rule can be permanently adopted.

Consent Agenda Items:

Proposed Amendment to Section 50.1(l) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Definition of “University” - The Board of Regents voted to adopt section 50.1(l) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to the definition of “university”, as amended, effective January 26, 2022.

Proposed Amendment to Sections 3.29 and 13.10 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 52.1, 52.21, 70.9, 90.7, 126.1, 246.3, and 247.16 and Part 80 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Removing References to Regional Accreditation - The Board of Regents voted that sections 3.29 and 13.10 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and sections 52.1, 52.21, 70.9, 90.7, 126.1, 246.3, and 247.16 and Part 80 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended, as submitted, effective January 26, 2022.

Master Plan Amendment for Berkeley College - The Board of Regents voted to authorize Berkeley College to award the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree and the Board approved a master plan amendment to authorize Berkeley College to offer a program in Management leading to the M.B.A. degree. The master plan amendment will be effective until January 11, 2023, unless the Department registers the program prior to that date, in which case the master plan amendment shall be without term. 

Master Plan Amendment for Bryant and Stratton College - The Board of Regents voted to authorize Bryant and Stratton College to award the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree and the Board approved a master plan amendment to authorize the college to offer a program in General Management at the Albany, Syracuse, and Henrietta campuses leading to the B.B.A. degree. The master plan amendment will be effective until January 11, 2023, unless the Department registers the program prior to that date, in which case the master plan amendment shall be without term.