NY Educ L § 237 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 5 - University of the State of New York Part 1 - General Organization 237 - Regents Plan for Higher Education Including Approved Plans of State University and City University of New York and Plans of Independent Institutions of Higher Education.

§ 237. Regents  plan  for higher education including approved plans of state  university  and  city  university  of  New  York  and  plans   of independent  institutions  of higher education. 1. Purposes of planning. Master planning for higher education in New York State should:   a. Define and differentiate the  missions  and  objectives  of  higher education.   b.  Identify the needs, problems, societal conditions and interests of the citizens of the state of  New  York  to  which  programs  of  higher education may most appropriately be addressed.   c.   Define   and   differentiate   the  missions  and  objectives  of institutions of higher education.   d. Develop programs to meet the needs, solve the problems, affect  the conditions and respond to the public's interests by:  (1) Setting goals.  (2) Describing the time required to meet those goals.  (3) Identifying the resources needed to achieve the goals.  (4) Establishing priorities.   e.  Be in sufficient detail to enable all participants in the planning process, representatives of the people and the  citizens  themselves  to evaluate the needs, objectives, program proposals, priorities, costs and results of higher education.   f. Optimize the use of resources.   g. Evaluate program effectiveness.   2.  The  regents  shall,  on  or  before the twenty-fifth day of April nineteen hundred seventy-one and each fourth  year  thereafter,  request the state university trustees, the board of higher education of the city of  New  York,  and  all  independent higher educational institutions to submit long-range master plans for their development. Such request shall specify the nature of the information, plans and recommendations  to  be submitted, shall describe statewide needs, problems, societal conditions and  interests of the citizens and discuss their priorities, and provide appropriate information which may be useful in the formulation  of  such plans.   3.  The regents shall, once every four years, review the proposed plan and recommendations required to be submitted  by  the  state  university trustees  pursuant  to section three hundred fifty-four of this chapter, the proposed plan and recommendations of the board of  higher  education in  the  city  of  New York required to be submitted pursuant to section sixty-two hundred two of this chapter,  and  the  plans  of  independent institutions  of  higher  education and, upon approval by the regents of the plans submitted by the state university trustees and  the  board  of higher  education,  they  shall  be  incorporated into a regents plan or general revision thereof for the development of higher education in  the state.  Such  regents  plan  shall  include the plan and recommendations proposed  by  the  state  university   trustees   and   the   plan   and recommendations proposed by the board of higher education in the city of New  York  and  may  include  plans  with  respect  to other matters not comprehended within  the  plan  of  the  state  and  city  universities, including  but  not  limited  to  improving institutional management and resources, instruction and guidance programs,  financial  assistance  to students  and extension of educational opportunities. In determining the need for additional educational facilities in  a  particular  area,  the plans  and  facilities  of  existing public and independent institutions shall  be  fully  evaluated.  Such  statewide  plan  shall  include  for information  purposes  a summary of all recommendations appearing in the prior statewide plan and  subsequent  amendments  thereof  containing  a brief  statement of action taken and progress toward achievement of each such recommendation.    4. During the calendar  year  nineteen  hundred  sixty-four  and  each fourth   year  thereafter  the  regents  shall  evaluate  all  available information with respect to the  plans  and  facilities  of  independent institutions  and  shall  review  and  act  upon  the  proposed plan and recommendations  of  the state university trustees and upon the proposed plan and recommendations of the board of higher education in the city of New York and incorporate such information, recommendations and  each  of the  component  plans  so  acted  upon  into a tentative regents plan or general revision thereof for the development of higher education in  the state.  Copies  of  such  tentative  regents  plan  or  general revision thereof, as the case may be, shall be made available to the trustees  of the  state  university, the board of higher education in the city of New York and the governing  boards  of  all  other  institutions  of  higher education  admitted  to  the  university  of  the  state  of  New  York. Thereafter, after giving due notice, the regents shall  conduct  one  or more  hearings  on  such  tentative  regents  plan  or  general revision thereof.   5. The regents shall transmit their plan or general  revision  thereof for the development of higher education in the state to the governor and the legislature on or before the first day of November, nineteen hundred sixty-four  and each fourth year thereafter. The governor may disapprove or conditionally approve any  part  of  the  plan  or  general  revision thereof after notifying the regents of such disagreements at least sixty days  prior  to  such  action  during  which  time they may revise their recommendations relating to such items and request the governor to adopt such revised recommendations in  lieu  of  such  action.  Such  plan  or general  revision  thereof  or  so much thereof as shall be approved and upon such terms and conditions as the governor may impose, shall  become effective upon such approval by the governor.   6. Any modification recommended by the state university trustees or by the  board  of  higher  education  in  the  city  of  New  York to their respective  plans,  theretofore  formulated  and  approved  pursuant  to section  three  hundred  fifty-four  or section sixty-two hundred two of this chapter shall be reviewed by the regents who may hold one  or  more hearings  thereon  after  giving  due notice thereof. As approved by the regents, such modification shall be made a part of the respective  plans of  the  state university and of the city university and shall, together with any modifications the regents may make to  that  portion  of  their plan   for  the  development  of  higher  education  in  the  state  not comprehended in the  plans  of  the  state  and  city  universities,  be transmitted to the governor and the legislature, all of which shall then become  effective  upon approval by the governor as modifications of the regents  plan.  By  the  first  day  of  November  in  nineteen  hundred seventy-four and each fourth year thereafter the regents shall summarize and  report  to  the governor and the legislature any modifications made pursuant to  this  subdivision  and  shall  include  in  such  report  a statement  on  the  progress  made  in implementing the regents plan and their general recommendations with respect to higher education.   7.  An  advisory  council  on  higher  education  consisting  of   the chancellor  of  the  state university of New York, the chancellor of the city university of New York, and a representative of the  commission  on independent   colleges   and  universities  shall  be  convened  by  the commissioner  of  education  and  shall  advise  the  regents  and   the commissioner on all phases of planning.