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N.Y. Education Law § 352 (2026)

State university of New York established

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§ 352. State university of New York established. 1. There is hereby
created in the state education department and within the university of
the state of New York as established under the board of regents a
corporation to be known as the state university of New York which shall
be responsible for the planning, supervision and administration of
facilities and programs in accordance with the plan proposed by the
state university trustees as approved by the regents pursuant to section
two hundred thirty-seven of this chapter. The state university shall
provide for higher education supported in whole or in part with state
moneys in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred
fifty-eight hereof, and shall perform such other duties as may be
entrusted to it by the provisions of this article and any other law.
Subject to the terms of any agreement to which it is a party, such
corporation shall have the care, custody, control and management of the
lands, grounds, buildings, facilities and equipment used for the
purposes of the state-operated institutions of the state university, and
it shall have power to protect, preserve and improve the same.
  2. Whenever such corporation acquires, absorbs, merges or consolidates
with or becomes the successor to any higher educational institution, all
the right, title and interest in real property held by such predecessor
institution shall vest in and be held and enjoyed by the people of the
state of New York and state university of New York shall thereupon be
deemed to be vested with and become the successor to all right, title
and interest in any personal property, or any beneficial interest
therein, or any other rights and powers possessed by such institution,
whether derived by gift, grant, devise or bequest, in trust or
otherwise.
  3. The state university shall consist of the four university centers
at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated colleges
of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo,
New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam and
Purchase, empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges
at Alfred, Canton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Farmingdale and Morrisville,
downstate medical center, upstate medical center, the college of
optometry, the college of environmental science and forestry, maritime
college, the college of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or
contract colleges at Cornell university and Alfred university, and such
additional universities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and
research centers as have been or hereafter may be acquired, established,
operated or contracted to be operated for the state by the state
university trustees.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Encore Coll. Bookstores, Inc. v. Auxiliary Serv. Corp., 663 N.E.2d 302 (N.Y. 1995).
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Encore Coll. Bookstores, Inc. v. Auxiliary Serv. Corp., 663 N.E.2d 302 (N.Y. 1995). “Encore operates a bookstore near the Farmingdale campus of respondent State University of New York (SUNY), a public university established pursuant to Education Law § 352. Respondent Auxiliary Service Corporation of the State University of New York Agricultural and Technical…”
Daniel v. Am. Bd. of Emergency Med., 988 F. Supp. 127 (W.D.N.Y. 1997). · cites it 2× “XI, § 2; N.Y.Educ.L. § 352. 40 . In 1993, the New York state approved $9.”
Leitner v. Westchester Cmty. Coll., 779 F.3d 130 (2d Cir. 2015). “” N.Y. Educ. Law § 352 (3). New York law defines “community colleges” as “[cjolleges established and operated pursuant to the [New York Education Law] .”
Busch v. Sherman, 2022 NY Slip Op 06049 (N.Y. App. Div. 2022). “Footnotes Footnote 1: Plaintiff commenced a related action against the State of New York, the owner and operator of the hospital, in the Court of Claims ( see Education Law § 352 [3]). Footnote 2: Defendants complain that Tydings failed to describe how he was familiar with hip…”
United States v. State of New York, 700 F. Supp. 2d 186 (N.D.N.Y. 2010). · cites it 4× “See N.Y. Educ. Law §§ 352 , 358, and 6304. The State of New York provides funding to all CUNY campuses.”
Planck v. Suny Bd. of Trs., 18 A.D.3d 988 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005). “SUNY is a corporation consisting of colleges and related institutions which are governed by the SUNY Board (see Education Law § 352). SCCC is not part of the SUNY corporation, and it has its own board of trustees which independently operates the college (see Education Law §…”
Amato v. State, 131 Misc. 2d 1049 (1986). · cites it 2× “(Education Law § 352 [1]; see, Education Law § 101.”
Derechin v. State Univ. of New York, 731 F. Supp. 1160 (W.D.N.Y. 1989). · cites it 2× “In assessing the sufficiency of these allegations, a jurisdictional issue under the Eleventh Amendment should first be considered.”
Coser v. Moore, 587 F. Supp. 572 (E.D.N.Y 1983). “N.Y. Education Law § 352 (3) (McKinney 1969 & Supp.”
Bell v. New York Higher Educ. Assistance Corp., 138 Misc. 2d 932 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1987). “(See, Education Law § 352; People v Branham, 53 Misc 2d 346 [Sup Ct, Albany County 1967].”
Stoll v. New York State Coll. of Veterinary Med. at Cornell Univ., 723 N.E.2d 65 (N.Y. 1999). “In addition, the statutory colleges are technically part of the SUNY system (see, Education Law § 352 [3]); they are State agencies under section 53-a (5) (b) of the State Finance Law; their employees are eligible for the State University retirement system (see, Education Law §…”
Colombo v. Schwartz, 15 A.D.3d 522 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005). “The Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint insofar *523 as asserted against the defendant University Hospital, SUNY at Stony Brook for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (see CPLR 3211 [a] [2]).”
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Daniel v. Am. Bd. of Emergency Med., 988 F. Supp. 127 (W.D.N.Y. 1997). “XI, § 2; N.Y.Educ.L. § 352. 40 . In 1993, the New York state approved $9.”
Derechin v. State Univ. of New York, 731 F. Supp. 1160 (W.D.N.Y. 1989). “In assessing the sufficiency of these allegations, a jurisdictional issue under the Eleventh Amendment should first be considered.”
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