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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 for February
2006
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DATE: |
January 20,
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 §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 15 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
February
13-14, 2006
CHARTERS
CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS IN THE FIRST
INSTANCE
1.
Chemung County Library District,
Elmira
2.
Geneva Public Library, Geneva
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
3.
Lewisboro Library, Lewisboro
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
l. CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS IN THE FIRST
INSTANCE
No. 1
CHEMUNG COUNTY LIBRARY
DISTRICT
Elmira, Chemung
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a public library to serve the
residents of the County of Chemung.
The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that an
absolute charter in the first instance be granted.
No. 2
GENEVA PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Geneva, Ontario
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to provide public library programs and
services to the residents of the Geneva City School District, City of Geneva,
County of Ontario, State of New York.
The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that an
absolute
charter in the first instance be granted.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 3
LEWISBORO
LIBRARY
Lewisboro, Westchester
County
An absolute charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 3, 1903 under the
corporate name “South Salem Library.”
Such absolute charter was amended by Regents on September 20, 1946 and
December 15, 2000 to change the corporate name to “Lewisboro Library.” The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “South Salem
Library,” to increase the term of office of each trustee to four years, and to
change the number of trustees to be no less than nine or no more than
fifteen. The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 4
THE NEUSTADT MUSEUM OF TIFFANY
ART
New York City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 21, 1969 under the
corporate name “The Egon & Hildegard Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art.” Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action on January 24, 1973 and May 21, 1982. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action January 29, 1985 and extended on November 20, 1992 and September
20, 1996. Such provisional charter
was amended by Regents action on September 18, 1998 to change the corporate name
to “The Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art.” The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate name to ”The Neustadt
Collection of Tiffany Glass,” to change the corporate address, to restate
the corporate purposes, and has applied for an absolute charter. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the provisional charter be amended to approve
the name change. However, the Office of Cultural Education makes no
recommendation at this time with regard to the other amendment requests for the
corporate purposes to be restated, the address change and the request for an
absolute charter, because they wish to defer recommendation until they can fully
analyze the documentation the corporation has submitted.
No. 5
WMHT EDUCATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Schenectady, Schenectady
County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 26, 1953
under the corporate name “Mohawk-Hudson Council on Educational Television, Inc.”
to prepare and present programs educational in nature for transmission by
television or radio or by both.
Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on November 22, 1957
and July 24, 1987 to change the corporate name to “WMHT Educational
Telecommunications.” Such absolute
charter was last amended by Regents action on November 6, 1998. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to identify the corporate location to be Town of North Greenbush in the
County of Rensselaer, State of New York. The Office of Educational
Television and Public Broadcasting recommends that the absolute charter be
amended accordingly.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
No. 6
RED JACKET COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Shortsville, Ontario
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 18, 1998 to operate a school district public library to serve
the Red Jacket Central School District.
The board of trustees has applied for an absolute 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.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
No. 7
HIRAM HALLE MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
Pound Ridge, Westchester
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 30, 1951 to operate a
free association library serving the public of the Town of Pound Ridge. Such provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on February 25, 1955. The board of trustees has
petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the charter as the
corporation is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the corporation
have been paid. The trustees
request Regents approval of the transfer of the corporation assets to the Pound
Ridge Library District. The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter of the Hiram Halle
Memorial Library be dissolved and that the corporation’s assets be transferred
to the Pound Ridge Library District.
Regents
Meeting
February 13-14,
2006
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
Play Groups School, Setauket
2.
Yeshiva
Derech HaTorah – Yeshivat Mizrachi L’Banim, Brooklyn
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
3.
Long Island Amity School, Bay Shore
4.
MDQ Academy, Bay Shore
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
PLAY GROUPS
SCHOOL
Setauket, Suffolk
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 26, 1971 to operate a
school to provide preschool education.
Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on September
19, 1974. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to authorize the corporation
to change the age of children served by the school from “three to five years of
age” to “eighteen months to five-and-one-half years of age,” to operate day care
centers within the State of New York, initially within Suffolk County, and to
change the corporate address to 52 Old Post Road, East Setauket, New York
11733. 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 Nonpublic
School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 2
YESHIVA DERECH HATORAH-YESHIVAT MIZRACHI
L’BANIM
Brooklyn, Kings
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 23, 1985 under the
corporate name “Yeshivat Mizrachi L’Banim” to operate a kindergarten through
grade eight elementary school. Such
provisional charter was amended and made absolute by Regents action on July 21,
1995. Such absolute charter
was amended by Regents action on September 20, 1996 to change the corporate name
to “Yeshiva Derech HaTorah – Yeshivat Mizrachi L’Banim.” The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the absolute charter to authorize the corporation to also operate a
grades nine through twelve high school.
The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute
charter be amended accordingly.
No. 3
LONG ISLAND AMITY
SCHOOL
Bay Shore, Suffolk
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten through grade
eight elementary school. The Office
of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted
for a period of three years.
No. 4
MDQ
ACADEMY
Bay Shore, Suffolk
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for preschool
children from three to five years of age, a kindergarten for five year olds, 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 one
year.
EXTENSION
OF CHARTER
WESTCHESTER-FAIRFIELD HEBREW
ACADEMY
Port Chester, Westchester
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 21, 1998 to operate a
kindergarten and grade one through twelve elementary and high school. 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
extension of the provisional charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter 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.
Regents
Meeting
February
13-14, 2006
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
Hartwick College,
Oneonta
2.
Medaille College,
Buffalo
3.
New York Institute of
Technology, New York City
III.
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
HARTWICK COLLEGE
Oneonta, Otsego
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 17, 1928 to operate
and maintain a college for higher education. Such provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on February 19, 1931. The absolute charter was further amended
on March 20, 1942. On May 16, 1947 the corporation was consolidated with The
Hartwick Seminary under the name Hartwick College and granted an absolute
charter. Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on July 21, 1950, November 22, 1957, May 23, 1969, and
April 27, 1979. The board of Trustees has applied for an amendment to the
absolute charter to increase the maximum number of trustees to 30. The Office of Higher Education
recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 2
MEDAILLE
COLLEGE
Buffalo, Erie
County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on October 25,
1968 to conduct a college. Such
absolute charter was amended by Regents action on June 27, 1975, April 29, 1976,
June 14, 1996, July 18, 1997, September 18, 1998, July 19, 2001, February 11,
2003, and January 12, 2004. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment
to the absolute charter to add authority for the College to confer the degree of
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), and Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.) at its main campus in Buffalo and to confer the degree of
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S. in Ed.) and
Bachelor Arts (B.A.) at its branch campus in Brighton, New York. The Office of
Higher Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended to add
authority for corporation to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science at its
Brighton campus, Monroe County.
However, the Office of Higher Education makes no recommendation at this
time with regard to the other degrees proposed for either the corporation’s main
campus or its Brighton campus, because the corporation has not submitted
programs for such degrees to the Office of Higher Education for
approval.
No. 3
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
New York City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 18, 1955 to establish,
operate and conduct an educational institution. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on March 1, 1957, September 25, 1959, and January 28, 1960 and as
so amended, extended. Such
provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action April 27, 1962. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on various occasions, with the last amendment being December 13,
2002. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority for the
Institution to confer the degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) at the
Manhattan and Old Westbury campuses.
The Office of Higher Education recommends that the absolute charter be
amended accordingly.
