§ 6310 — Community college regions - administration and finance

§ 6310. Community college regions - administration and finance. 1.\nEach community college region and community college sponsored by such\nregion shall be administered by a single board of trustees of fourteen\nmembers, thirteen of whom shall be appointed for terms of seven years,\nas set forth in this subdivision, and one member elected as herein\nprovided, except that initial appointments shall be made for terms of\none to nine years respectively. Seven members shall be appointed by the\nlocal legislative bodies or boards of those counties eligible to appoint\nmembers to the community college regional board of trustees. The seven\nlocally appointed members of such board may include one member from the\nlocal legislative body or board of each county eligible to appoint\nmembers to the community college regional board of trustees. Membership\nin a community college regional board of trustees shall be apportioned\namong the counties participating in such board in accordance with the\nnumber of full-time equivalent students attending a community college\nsponsored by such regional board who are residents of the respective\nparticipating counties, and in accordance with such further regulations\nas may be prescribed by the state university trustees. Six members shall\nbe appointed by the governor and one member elected by and from among\nthe students of the college who shall serve as a member of the board for\na one-year term, provided, however, that the term of the student member\nfirst elected shall be nine months commencing October first, nineteen\nhundred eighty-four. The student member shall be afforded the same\nparliamentary privileges as are conferred upon members, including but\nnot limited to the right to make and second motions and to place items\non the agenda. Such student member shall be subject to every provision\nof any general, special or local law, ordinance, charter, code, rule or\nregulation applying to the members of such board with respect to the\ndischarge of their duties including, but not limited to, those\nprovisions setting forth codes of ethics, disclosure requirements and\nprohibiting business and professional activities. The election of the\nstudent member shall be conducted in accordance with rules and\nregulations promulgated by the respective representative campus student\nassociation in accordance with guidelines established by the state\nuniversity trustees. In the event that the student member ceases to be a\nstudent at the institution, he shall be required to resign. The\ngovernor's initial appointments shall be as follows: (a) two individuals\nshall be appointed for terms of two and four years respectively; (b) two\nindividuals for terms of six years and two individuals for terms of\neight years. Appointments by local authorities shall be as follows: (a)\nthree individuals for terms of one, three and five years, respectively;\n(b) two individuals for terms of seven years, and two individuals for\nterms of nine years. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in\nthe same manner as original selections by the authority responsible for\nthe original selection. The board shall select its own chairman from\namong its voting membership. Trustees shall receive no compensation for\ntheir services but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and\nnecessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties under\nthis article. Members initially appointed or elected under this\nsubdivision to any community college regional board of trustees\nhereafter established shall take office immediately upon their selection\nand qualification, but for purposes of determining the expiration of\ntheir respective terms and the commencement of the terms of their\nsuccessors, the term of office of each such initial member shall be\ndeemed to have commenced on the first day of July of the year in which\nsuch college was established. The terms of office of all members of\ncommunity college regional boards of trustees heretofore established,\nappointed or elected as provided in this subdivision, shall terminate on\nthe thirtieth day of June of the calendar year within which such terms\nexpire under the provisions of this subdivision as hereby amended. For\nthe purpose of determining such year all initial terms of office of\nappointed members of the community college regional board of trustees\nheretofore established shall be deemed to have commenced on the first\nday of July of the year in which such community college regions were\nestablished and the terms of their successors for full terms, if any,\nshall be deemed to have commenced upon the expiration of the number of\nyears from such date for which such initial appointments were made.\n The one member elected by and from among the students of the college\nmay be removed by such students in accordance with rules and regulations\npromulgated by the respective representative campus student association\nin accordance with guidelines promulgated by the state university\ntrustees.\n 1-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this\nsection, a community college region established to operate as local\nsponsor of Jamestown community college shall be administered by a single\nboard of trustees of fifteen members, fourteen of whom shall be\nappointed for terms of seven years, except that the initial appointments\nshall be made as set forth in this subdivision, and one member who shall\nbe elected by and from among the students of the college and shall serve\nas set forth in subdivision one of this section. Eight members shall be\nappointed by the local governing bodies of the counties and city\neligible to appoint members to the Jamestown community college regional\nboard of trustees, and six members shall be appointed by the governor.\nThe eight locally appointed members of such board may include one member\nappointed from among the local governing bodies of the counties or city\neligible to appoint members to the regional board of trustees.\nMembership in the Jamestown community college regional board of trustees\nshall be apportioned in accordance with the number of full-time\nequivalent students attending the community college who are residents of\nthe respective participating counties or city, and in accordance with\nsuch further regulations as may be prescribed by the state university\ntrustees.\n Upon the effective date of this subdivision, and notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of any other law, the current Jamestown community\ncollege board of trustees shall be redesignated the Jamestown community\ncollege regional board of trustees and the terms of the current members\nof the Jamestown community college board of trustees shall continue\nuntil their expiration or termination as provided by section sixty-three\nhundred six of this chapter. The governor's initial appointments to the\nJamestown community college regional board of trustees shall be as\nfollows: one individual shall be appointed for a term of three years,\nand one individual shall be appointed for a term of five years. Initial\nappointments by the local authorities shall be as follows: one\nindividual shall be appointed for a term of two years, one individual\nshall be appointed for a term of four years, and one individual shall be\nappointed for a term of six years. Vacancies shall be filled for\nunexpired terms in the same manner as original selections by the\nauthority responsible for the original selection. The board shall select\nits own chairman from among its voting membership. Trustees shall\nreceive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for\ntheir expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the\nperformance of their duties under this article. Members initially\nappointed or elected under this subdivision to any community college\nregional board of trustees hereafter established shall take office\nimmediately upon their selection and qualification, but for purposes of\ndetermining the expiration of their respective terms and the\ncommencement of the terms of their successors, the term of office of\neach such initial member shall be deemed to have commenced on the first\nday of July of the year in which such college was established. The terms\nof office of all members of community college regional boards of\ntrustees heretofore established, appointed or elected as provided in\nthis subdivision, shall terminate on the thirtieth day of June of the\ncalendar year within which such terms expire under the provisions of\nthis subdivision as hereby amended. For the purpose of determining such\nyear, all initial terms of office of appointed members of the community\ncollege regional board of trustees heretofore established and the terms\nof their successors for full terms, if any, shall be deemed to have\ncommenced upon the expiration of the number of years from such date for\nwhich such initial appointments were made.\n The one member elected by and from among the students of the college\nmay be removed by such students in accordance with rules and regulations\npromulgated by the respective representative campus student association\nin accordance with guidelines promulgated by the state university\ntrustees.\n 1-b. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary,\nwith regard to the operating costs of the Jamestown community college,\nthe county of Chautauqua, as a local sponsor of such college, may pay\nall such operating costs incurred by such county and may also pay all\nsuch operating costs incurred by any city within such county which is a\nlocal sponsor of such college. The county of Chautauqua may pay all such\noperating costs pursuant to this subdivision:\n (a) without any charge back to any city or town within such county; or\n (b) with a charge back of all or any portion of such operating costs\nto the cities (including the city of Jamestown) and towns in such\ncounty, in proportion to the number of students attending such community\ncollege each term who were residents of each such city or town at the\nbeginning of such term.\n 2. Pursuant to such regulations and limitations as may be established\nand prescribed by the state university trustees, the community college\nregional board of trustees may enter into any contract or agreement\ndeemed necessary or appropriate for the effective operation of the\ncollege, including: (a) contracts or agreements entered into with the\nfederal government to enable participation in federal student loan\nprograms, including any and all instruments required thereunder; and (b)\ncontracts with non-profit corporations organized by officers, employees,\nalumni or students of the college for the furtherance of its objects and\npurposes. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general,\nspecial or local, such contracts entered into with such non-profit\ncorporation shall not be subject to any requirement that contracts be\nlet to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids.\nNothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to diminish or\nimpair any powers or authority otherwise vested in the community college\nregional board of trustees.\n 3. Pursuant to such regulations and limitations as may be established\nand prescribed by the state university trustees with the approval of the\ndirector of the budget, the community college regional board of trustees\nmay participate in cooperative educational programs, services and\narrangements with colleges, universities, school districts, boards of\ncooperative educational services, libraries, museums and join any\ncooperative association of such educational institutions formed as a\ncorporation pursuant to section two hundred sixteen of this chapter.\n 4. The community college regional board of trustees is hereby created\na body corporate. All property which is now vested in, or shall\nhereafter be conveyed or transferred to the community college regional\nboard of trustees, shall be held by them as a corporation.\n 4-a. (a) A community college regional board of trustees shall have the\nauthority to appoint security officers for the community college and, in\nits discretion, to designate or to revoke the designation of one or more\nthan one security officer as a peace officer. A security officer so\ndesignated shall have the powers of a peace officer as set forth in\nsection 2.20 of the criminal procedure law. A security officer\ndesignated as a peace officer must have satisfactorily completed or\ncomplete, within one year of the date of such designation, a course of\nlaw enforcement training prescribed by the municipal police training\ncouncil in consultation with the state university board of trustees. A\npeace officer so designated may possess and carry a firearm as a part of\non duty employment only if authorized to do so by the president of the\ncommunity college. The geographical area of employment of a peace\nofficer so designated is the campus and other property of the community\ncollege at which the peace officer serves, including that portion of a\npublic highway which crosses or abuts such property, and residential or\nother facilities owned, operated, or maintained by a not-for-profit\nentity associated with the community college for which such college\nprovides security.\n (b) The appointment of security officers at a community college shall\nbe governed by and conform with civil service laws, rules and\nregulations, if applicable to the community college and its employees.\nThe designation of a security officer as a peace officer shall be based\non qualifications established by the community college board of\ntrustees, and in accordance with seniority. For purposes of this\nsubdivision, "seniority" means total employment service with the\ncommunity college making such designation.\n (c) A security officer who has been designated a peace officer may\nhave such designation suspended or removed pursuant to procedures\nestablished by the community college or in compliance with any local\ncollective bargaining agreement, if applicable to the community college\nand its employees.\n (d) The designation of peace officers pursuant to this subdivision\nshall not be deemed to supersede in any way the authority of other peace\nofficers and police officers.\n (e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to: (i) alter\nany existing collective bargaining agreement; (ii) diminish the rights\nof employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement;\n(iii) affect existing law with respect to an application to the public\nemployment relations board seeking designation by the board that certain\npersons are managerial or confidential; or (iv) alter or restrict the\npower of a county or community college sponsor or employee organization\nto negotiate with respect to an alternate method of appointment or\npromotion of security officers.\n 5. Two or more eligible counties appointing members to a community\ncollege regional board of trustees shall divide the local share of the\ncapital costs of a community college sponsored by such community college\nregion according to the respective equalized assessed valuations of such\ncounties or such other factors as may be prescribed by the state\nuniversity trustees. The local share of the operating expenses of a\ncommunity college sponsored by a community college region shall be\napportioned among those counties appointing members to the community\ncollege regional board of trustees on the basis of operating shares.\nSuch operating shares shall be allocated in proportion to the number of\nstudents attending the community college who are residents of the\nrespective counties participating on the community college regional\nboard, calculated on the basis of full-time equivalent students, in the\nsame manner as the allocable portion of the local sponsor's share of\noperating costs pursuant to section sixty-three hundred five of this\nchapter, and such other factors as may be prescribed by the state\nuniversity trustees. Any community college sponsored by a community\ncollege region may, under the provisions of section six thousand three\nhundred five of this chapter, elect to charge an allocable portion of\nthe operating costs incurred by the regional sponsor, and a further sum\non account of the regional sponsor's share of capital costs, to the\ncounties of residence of students attending such college who are\nnon-residents of the community college region.\n 6. The final budget of the community college region as adopted by the\nregional board of trustees and approved by the state university trustees\nshall be a charge against all of the counties appointing members to such\nboard. The regional board of trustees, after approval of its budget,\nshall certify to the legislative body or board of all counties\nappointing members to such regional board the respective proportionate\nshare of the capital and operating costs required to be raised by each\ncounty. The counties shall add such costs, as certified, to their own\nbudgets and provide such certified costs by appropriations from general\nrevenues or from funds derived from special tax levies earmarked in part\nor whole for such purposes, by the use of gifts of money or, with the\nconsent of the state university trustees, by the use of property, gifts\nof property or by the furnishing of services. Where a county provides\nall or a portion of its share of capital or operating costs in real or\npersonal property or in services, the valuation of such property and\nservices for the purpose of determining the amount of state aid shall be\nmade by the state university trustees with the approval of the director\nof the budget. Such funds shall be turned over to the treasurer of the\ncommunity college sponsored by the community college region within the\nfiscal year of such region. Notwithstanding any other provision of this\nsubdivision, all counties appointing members to a community college\nregional board of trustees may require that any budget proposed by such\nregional board, which would result in an increase in the level of\ncontributions to college revenues by such counties over the level of\ncontributions required for the previous college fiscal year, shall be\napproved by the legislative body or board of all such counties.\n 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law\nto the contrary, the fiscal year of a community college sponsored by a\ncommunity college region shall begin with the first day of September and\nend with the thirty-first day of August in each year. All of the\nprovisions of law fixing times or dates within which or by which certain\nacts shall be performed in relation to the preparation and adoption of\nthe budget of a county, including but not limited to submission of a\nbudget estimate, filing of a tentative budget, public hearing and\nadoption of a budget, shall apply to the budget of a community\ncollege-sponsored by a community college region but shall be\ncorrespondingly changed, as to time, to relate to the commencement of\nthe fiscal year of the community college region; provided, however, that\nafter the budget for the community college region shall have been\nadopted, the counties appointing members to a community college regional\nboard of trustees shall provide for the raising of taxes required by\nsuch budget, without any decrease in amount, in the same manner and at\nthe same time prescribed by law for the annual levy of taxes by or for\nthe county.\n 8. Moneys raised by taxation for maintenance of a community college\nregion and moneys received from all other sources for purposes of the\ncommunity college region shall be kept separate and distinct from any\nother moneys of the counties appointing members to the community college\nregional board of trustees and shall not be used for any other purpose.\nThe amount of taxes levied for maintenance of a community college region\nshall be credited thereto and made available therefor within the fiscal\nyear of such community college region.\n 9. The community college regional board of trustees shall direct that\npayment of amounts for maintenance of the college be made in whole or in\npart to the treasurer of the community college sponsored by such region\nfor expenditure by such officer, subject to such regulations regarding\nthe custody, deposit, audit and payment thereof as such board of\ntrustees may deem proper.\n The board of trustees may authorize the treasurer of the college to\nestablish a bank account or accounts in the name of the college and\ndeposit therein moneys received or collected by the college, including\nmoneys appropriated and paid by the counties appointing members to the\ncommunity college regional board of trustees, moneys received from\ntuition, fees, charges, sales of products and services, and from all\nother sources. The board of trustees may authorize the treasurer to pay\nall proper bills and accounts of the college, including salaries and\nwages, from funds in its custody. The treasurer shall execute a bond or\nofficial undertaking to the community college regional board of trustees\nin such sum and with such sureties as that board shall require, the\nexpense of which shall be a college charge.\n The community college regional board of trustees similarly may\nauthorize the treasurer to establish and maintain petty cash funds, not\nin excess of two hundred dollars each, for specified college purposes or\nundertakings, from which may be paid, in advance of audit, properly\nitemized and verified or certified bills for materials, supplies or\nservices furnished to the college for the conduct of its affairs and\nupon terms calling for the payment of cash to the vendor upon the\ndelivery of any such materials or supplies or the rendering of any such\nservices. Lists of all expenditures made from such petty cash funds\nshall be presented to the board of trustees at each regular meeting\nthereof, together with the bills supporting such expenditures, for audit\nand the board shall direct reimbursement of such petty cash funds from\nthe appropriate budgetary item or items in an amount equal to the total\nof such bills which it shall so audit and allow. Any of such bills or\nany portion of any of such bills as shall be disallowed upon audit shall\nbe the personal responsibility of the treasurer and such official shall\nforthwith reimburse such petty cash fund in the amount of such\ndisallowances.\n The community college regional board of trustees shall provide for\nperiodic audits of all accounts maintained at its direction and render\nsuch reports respecting any and all receipts and expenditures of the\ncollege as the local legislative body or board, or other appropriate\ngoverning agency, may direct.\n 10. All proposals for the acquisition or construction, including new\nconstruction, additions or reconstruction of college facilities adopted\nby a community college regional board of trustees shall be approved by\nthe legislative body or board of all counties appointing members to such\nboard of trustees, and the state university trustees. Upon such\napprovals, each participating county may finance its proportionate share\nof the cost of acquisition of such facilities either from any current\nfunds legally available therefor, or by the issuance of obligations\npursuant to the local finance law. All counties participating in such\nregional board of trustees may together issue joint obligations pledging\nthe full faith and credit for all participating counties jointly and\nthat each such county shall pay a specified share of annual debt service\non such joint obligations in accordance with the provisions of article\nfive-g of the general municipal law and applicable provisions of the\nlocal finance law.\n 10-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision ten of this\nsection, upon receipt of the approvals set forth in such subdivision,\nthe board of trustees of the community college region may finance a duly\nauthorized specific object or purpose or class of objects or purposes by\nthe issuance of bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness or\npursuant to a financing transaction of the community college region with\nthe dormitory authority in accordance with the provisions of article\neight of title four of the public authorities law.\n 11. The community college regional board of trustees, for the purpose\nof administering the state civil service law, shall be deemed to be a\nmunicipal employer. No civil service rights of an employee of any\ncommunity college or local sponsor shall be lost, impaired or affected\nby reason of the enactment of this section and related amendments of\nthis article into law.\n 12. For the purposes of article fourteen of the civil service law, the\ncommunity college regional board of trustees shall be deemed to be the\npublic employer and as such shall negotiate with and enter into written\nagreements with employee organizations representing the instructional\nstaff and non-instructional staff of the community colleges that have\nbeen certified or recognized under such article. For purposes of such\narticle, the president of the community college shall be deemed to be\nthe chief executive officer, the chief legal officer of the community\ncollege shall be chief legal officer, and the community college regional\nboard of trustees shall be deemed to be the legislative body of the\ngovernment. The state public employment relations board shall have\nexclusive jurisdiction for the purpose of administering the provisions\nof such article.\n 13. For the purpose of this section, all references in this section to\na "county" or "counties" shall be deemed to include a city or cities, or\na school district or school districts, as the case may be.\n 14. a. The following terms, when used or referred to in this\nsubdivision, shall have the following meaning:\n (i) "Credit card" means any credit card, credit plate, charge card,\ncharge plate, courtesy card, debit card, other identification card,\nvalue transfer device as defined by the state comptroller or device\nissued by a person to another person which may be used to obtain a cash\nadvance or a loan or credit, or to purchase or lease property or\nservices on the credit of the person issuing the credit card or a person\nwho has agreed with the issuer to pay obligations arising from the use\nof a credit card issued to another person.\n (ii) "Card issuer" means an issuer of a credit card, charge card or\nother value transfer device.\n (iii) "Financing agency" means any agency defined as such in\nsubdivision eighteen of section four hundred one of the personal\nproperty law.\n (iv) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or any\nother legal or commercial entity.\n b. The community college regional board of trustees of any community\ncollege may determine, by resolution, that it is in the public interest\nto authorize such community college to enter into agreements with one or\nmore financing agencies or card issuers to provide for the acceptance,\nby such officers of the community college as may be designated pursuant\nto this subdivision, of credit cards as a means of payment of tuition,\nexpenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts\nowed by students to the community college. Any such agreement shall\ngovern the terms and conditions upon which a credit card proffered as a\nmeans of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial\nobligations or other amounts shall be accepted or declined and the\nmanner in and conditions upon which the financing agency or card issuer\nshall pay to such community college the amount of tuition, expenses,\nfees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts paid by\nmeans of a credit card pursuant to such agreement. Any such agreement\nmay provide for the payment by such community college to such financing\nagency or card issuer of fees for the services provided by such\nfinancing agency or card issuer pursuant to such agreement, which fees\nmay consist of a discount deducted from or payable in respect of the\namount of each such tuition, expenses, fee, charge, revenue, financial\nobligation or other amount. If fees are paid by such a discount, they\nshall be post-audited by the officer or board of the community college\nresponsible for auditing claims against the community college.\n c. Any community college which has entered into an agreement with a\nfinancing agency or card issuer as authorized by this subdivision may\naccept credit cards as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees,\ncharges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, as provided in\nsuch agreement and may pay such fees as are specified in such agreement\nto such financing agency or card issuer in consideration of the services\nrendered by such financing agency or card issuer thereunder.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall be\nthe option of the community college regional board of trustees of the\ncommunity college to require, as a condition of accepting payment by\ncredit card, that such person offering payment by credit or charge card\npay a service fee to the community college not exceeding costs incurred\nby the community college in connection with the credit or charge card\npayment transaction, including any fee owed by the community college to\nthe financing agency or card issuer arising from that transaction.\n d. Contracts entered into pursuant to this subdivision between a\ncommunity college and financing agencies or card issuers shall be\nawarded in accordance with the community college's written internal\npolicies and procedures governing procurements.\n e. The underlying debt, lien, obligation, bill, account or other\namount owed by the student to the community college for which payment by\ncredit card is accepted by the community college shall not be expunged,\ncancelled, released, discharged or satisfied, and any receipt or other\nevidence of payment shall be deemed conditional, until the community\ncollege has received final and unconditional payment of the full amount\ndue from the financing agency or card issuer for such credit card\ntransaction.\n f. The community college regional board of trustees, in enacting a\nresolution pursuant to this subdivision, shall designate which of its\nofficers, charged with the duty of collecting or receiving moneys on\nbehalf of the community college, shall be authorized to accept credit\ncards as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges,\nrevenue, financial obligations and other amounts.\n g. Under circumstances where community colleges are otherwise\nauthorized by law to contract for the collection of tuition, expenses,\nfees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, such\ncontract shall provide that the contractor accept credit cards as a\nmechanism for payment.\n 15. a. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever an\nofficer of a community college is authorized pursuant to law to disburse\nor transfer on behalf of the community college funds in the custody of\nthe officer, that officer shall be authorized to disburse or transfer\nsuch funds by means of electronic or wire transfer. Such disbursements\nshall be otherwise subject to applicable laws, provided that:\n (i) the community college regional board of trustees of the community\ncollege has entered into a written agreement with the bank or trust\ncompany in which such funds have been deposited, prescribing the manner\nin which electronic or wire transfer of such funds shall be\naccomplished, identifying by number and name those accounts from which\nelectronic or wire transfers may be made, identifying which officer or\nofficers are authorized to order the electronic or wire transfer of\nfunds from those accounts, and implementing a security procedure as\ndefined in section 4-A-201 of the uniform commercial code; and\n (ii) the bank or trust company processing the transfer shall provide\nto the officer ordering the electronic or wire transfer of funds written\nconfirmation of each such transaction no later than the business day\nfollowing the day on which the funds are transmitted.\n b. It shall be the duty of the community college regional board of\ntrustees of the community college to adopt a system of internal controls\nfor the documentation and reporting of all transfers or disbursements of\nfunds accomplished by electronic or wire transfer.\n 16. a. The community college regional board of trustees of any\ncommunity college, may determine, by resolution, that it is in the\npublic interest and authorize such community college to provide for the\nacceptance of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial\nobligations or other amounts via a community college internet website.\nHowever, submission via the internet may not be required as the sole\nmethod for the collection of tuition, expenses, fees, charges and other\namounts. Such payments shall be accepted via the internet in a manner\nand condition defined by such community college. Any method used to\nreceive internet payments shall comply with article one of the state\ntechnology law and any rules and regulations promulgated and guidelines\ndeveloped thereunder and, at a minimum must:\n (i) authenticate the identity of the sender; and\n (ii) ensure the security of the information transmitted.\n b. Payments received via the internet shall be considered received by\nthe appropriate officer and paid by the payor at the time the internet\ntransaction is completed and sent by the payor.\n c. The underlying debt, lien, obligation, bill, account or other\namount owed by the student to the community college for which payment by\ninternet is accepted by the community college shall not be expunged,\ncancelled, released, discharged or satisfied, and any receipt or other\nevidence of payment shall be deemed conditional, until the community\ncollege has received final and unconditional payment of the full amount\ndue.\n d. The community college regional board of trustees, in enacting a\nresolution pursuant to this subdivision, shall designate which of its\nofficers, charged with the duty of collecting or receiving moneys on\nbehalf of the community college, shall be authorized to accept such\npayments via the internet.\n 17. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a\ncommunity college regional board of trustees of a community college\nregion shall be the local sponsor of such community college for the\npurposes of entering into agreements with the dormitory authority of the\nstate of New York on behalf of the community college pursuant to\nsubdivisions nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and sixteen\nof section sixteen hundred eighty of the public authorities law and\nshall have full authority to perform, on behalf of such community\ncollege, all obligations of the college under its agreements with the\ndormitory authority.\n