# New York S 4685: Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges

New York S 4685, Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Toby Ann Stavisky (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-19 (VETOED MEMO.144) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4685
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-12-19, VETOED MEMO.144
- Sponsor: Toby Ann Stavisky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (203 yes, 50 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Toby Ann Stavisky (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 105 | 28 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 46 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 41 | 10 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | committee | Higher Education Committee Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-12-19: VETOED MEMO.144 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.729 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5979B (House)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-10: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: REPASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4685B (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-27: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House)
- 2025-04-24: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4685A (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 1ST REPORT CAL.457 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685B)
- Amendment A, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685A)
- Original, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4685)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4685-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).