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The Commissioner of Education of the State of New York is the head of the State Education Department, chosen by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The commissioner also serves as the president of the University of the State of New York office. Generally, the regents set policy while the commissioner has ...
The earliest New York state laws regarding public health were quarantine laws for the port of New York, first passed by the New York General Assembly in 1758. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic precipitated the 1799–1800 creation of the New York Marine Hospital, and in 1801 its resident physician and the health officers ...
Mary Travis Bassett is an American physician and public health researcher who was the 17th Health Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, being appointed to the position by Governor Kathy Hochul on September 29, 2021, until December 31, 2022.
New York City Fire Commissioner [18] New York City Commissioner of General Services - this department was merged with the Department of Personnel to form the Department of Citywide Administrative Services in 1996. Commissioner of Health [19] Commissioner of Homeless Services [20] - this department was created from the Department of Social ...
King was appointed Commissioner of Education of the State of New York in May 2011, succeeding David Steiner [15] as Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York (USNY), after serving since October 2009 as Senior Deputy Commissioner. USNY comprised more than 7,000 public and independent elementary and ...
Pages in category "Commissioners of Education of the State of New York" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The modern Department of Health, under a single commissioner, was formed by the New York City Charter revision pursuant to Chapter 137 of the Laws of 1870 passed by the New York State legislature. In the early years after its formation, commissioners were sometimes political appointments, with no experience in medicine or related fields. [ 5 ]
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is the department of the New York state government [1] responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of state tests and Regents Examinations. In addition, the State Education Department oversees higher ...