NY Educ L § 204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 5 - University of the State of New York Part 1 - General Organization 204 - Meetings and Absences.

§ 204. Meetings  and  absences.  1.  (a)  The  regents may provide for regular  meetings  of  the  board  of   regents   and   any   committee, subcommittee, task force, or other subgroups thereof. Notice of time and place  for  all  regular public meetings of the board of regents and any committee, subcommittee, task force, or other subgroups thereof shall be publicly provided at least seven days in advance of such  meeting.  Such notice  of  time,  place and agenda shall be distributed via the board's official internet website and specifically distributed by United  States postal service to all regents at their usual addresses and, if a meeting of a committee, subcommittee, task force, or other subgroups thereof, by such  means,  including  but  not  limited  to  the United States postal service  or  electronic  means,  as   determined   by   the   committee, subcommittee,  task  force,  or other subgroups thereof. An agenda for a regular public meeting of the board shall be comprised of a list of  all items  to be considered with a description of the subject matter of each such item and shall be posted at least three  days  in  advance  of  the meeting;  provided  however,  that  in an instance of a health or public safety emergency, the board may include additional items to  the  agenda with  less  than three days notice. In an instance of a health or public safety emergency, the board shall use best efforts to  make  public  any changes  to  the  agenda  prior  to  the regular meeting. The notice and agenda shall be considered a public record.  (b) The chancellor or the commissioner, or any five  regents,  may  at any time call a special meeting of the board of regents and fix the time and  place  therefor.  Notice  of time, place and agenda for all special public meetings of the board of regents shall be  publicly  provided  at least  three days in advance of such meeting. Such notice of time, place and agenda shall  be  distributed  via  the  board's  official  internet website   and   specifically  circulated  according  to  the  rules  and regulations of the regents to all regents. The board of regents  special public  meeting  agenda  shall be comprised of a list of all items to be considered with a description of the subject matter of each  such  item; provided  however,  that  in  an  instance  of a health or public safety emergency, the board may include additional items  to  the  agenda  with less than three days notice. In an instance of a health or public safety emergency,  the  board shall use best efforts to make public any changes to the agenda prior to the special meeting. The notice and agenda  shall be considered a public record.   2.   Any   meeting   of  the  board  of  regents  and  any  committee, subcommittee, task force, or other subgroups thereof shall be  conducted in accordance with article seven of the public officers law.   3.  A  summary of committee reports, any other minutes, and attendance of the board of regents for either regular or special meetings shall  be electronically available on the board of regents website at the close of each  board  meeting  and shall be considered a public record. The video recording of any regular full board meeting shall  be  posted  no  later than five days following the meeting of the board. Any meeting summaries and actions taken shall be posted on the board of regents website within five  days  of approval by the board. Information posted on the board of regents website shall remain on the site as archived data for a  minimum of ten years.   4.  If  any  regent  shall  fail to attend three consecutive meetings, without excuse accepted as satisfactory by the regents, that regent  may be deemed to have resigned and the regents shall then report the vacancy to the legislature which shall fill it.