1-b. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, with regard to the operating costs of the Jamestown community college, the county of Chautauqua, as a local sponsor of such college, may pay all such operating costs incurred by such county and may also pay all such operating costs incurred by any city within such county which is a local sponsor of such college. The county of Chautauqua may pay all such operating costs pursuant to this subdivision:

1. (a) without any charge back to any city or town within such county; or
2. (b) with a charge back of all or any portion of such operating costs to the cities (including the city of Jamestown) and towns in such county, in proportion to the number of students attending such community college each term who were residents of each such city or town at the beginning of such term.

4-a.

1. (a) A community college regional board of trustees shall have the authority to appoint security officers for the community college and, in its discretion, to designate or to revoke the designation of one or more than one security officer as a peace officer. A security officer so designated shall have the powers of a peace officer as set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law. A security officer designated as a peace officer must have satisfactorily completed or complete, within one year of the date of such designation, a course of law enforcement training prescribed by the municipal police training council in consultation with the state university board of trustees. A peace officer so designated may possess and carry a firearm as a part of on duty employment only if authorized to do so by the president of the community college. The geographical area of employment of a peace officer so designated is the campus and other property of the community college at which the peace officer serves, including that portion of a public highway which crosses or abuts such property, and residential or other facilities owned, operated, or maintained by a not-for-profit entity associated with the community college for which such college provides security.
2. (b) The appointment of security officers at a community college shall be governed by and conform with civil service laws, rules and regulations, if applicable to the community college and its employees. The designation of a security officer as a peace officer shall be based on qualifications established by the community college board of trustees, and in accordance with seniority. For purposes of this subdivision, "seniority" means total employment service with the community college making such designation.
3. (c) A security officer who has been designated a peace officer may have such designation suspended or removed pursuant to procedures established by the community college or in compliance with any local collective bargaining agreement, if applicable to the community college and its employees.
4. (d) The designation of peace officers pursuant to this subdivision shall not be deemed to supersede in any way the authority of other peace officers and police officers.
5. (e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to: (i) alter any existing collective bargaining agreement; (ii) diminish the rights of employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement; (iii) affect existing law with respect to an application to the public employment relations board seeking designation by the board that certain persons are managerial or confidential; or (iv) alter or restrict the power of a county or community college sponsor or employee organization to negotiate with respect to an alternate method of appointment or promotion of security officers.

14. a. The following terms, when used or referred to in this subdivision, shall have the following meaning:

1. (i) "Credit card" means any credit card, credit plate, charge card, charge plate, courtesy card, debit card, other identification card, value transfer device as defined by the state comptroller or device issued by a person to another person which may be used to obtain a cash advance or a loan or credit, or to purchase or lease property or services on the credit of the person issuing the credit card or a person who has agreed with the issuer to pay obligations arising from the use of a credit card issued to another person.
2. (ii) "Card issuer" means an issuer of a credit card, charge card or other value transfer device.
3. (iii) "Financing agency" means any agency defined as such in subdivision eighteen of section four hundred one of the personal property law.
4. (iv) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or any other legal or commercial entity. b. The community college regional board of trustees of any community college may determine, by resolution, that it is in the public interest to authorize such community college to enter into agreements with one or more financing agencies or card issuers to provide for the acceptance, by such officers of the community college as may be designated pursuant to this subdivision, of credit cards as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts owed by students to the community college. Any such agreement shall govern the terms and conditions upon which a credit card proffered as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts shall be accepted or declined and the manner in and conditions upon which the financing agency or card issuer shall pay to such community college the amount of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts paid by means of a credit card pursuant to such agreement. Any such agreement may provide for the payment by such community college to such financing agency or card issuer of fees for the services provided by such financing agency or card issuer pursuant to such agreement, which fees may consist of a discount deducted from or payable in respect of the amount of each such tuition, expenses, fee, charge, revenue, financial obligation or other amount. If fees are paid by such a discount, they shall be post-audited by the officer or board of the community college responsible for auditing claims against the community college. c. Any community college which has entered into an agreement with a financing agency or card issuer as authorized by this subdivision may accept credit cards as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, as provided in such agreement and may pay such fees as are specified in such agreement to such financing agency or card issuer in consideration of the services rendered by such financing agency or card issuer thereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall be the option of the community college regional board of trustees of the community college to require, as a condition of accepting payment by credit card, that such person offering payment by credit or charge card pay a service fee to the community college not exceeding costs incurred by the community college in connection with the credit or charge card payment transaction, including any fee owed by the community college to the financing agency or card issuer arising from that transaction. d. Contracts entered into pursuant to this subdivision between a community college and financing agencies or card issuers shall be awarded in accordance with the community college's written internal policies and procedures governing procurements. e. The underlying debt, lien, obligation, bill, account or other amount owed by the student to the community college for which payment by credit card is accepted by the community college shall not be expunged, cancelled, released, discharged or satisfied, and any receipt or other evidence of payment shall be deemed conditional, until the community college has received final and unconditional payment of the full amount due from the financing agency or card issuer for such credit card transaction. f. The community college regional board of trustees, in enacting a resolution pursuant to this subdivision, shall designate which of its officers, charged with the duty of collecting or receiving moneys on behalf of the community college, shall be authorized to accept credit cards as a means of payment of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations and other amounts. g. Under circumstances where community colleges are otherwise authorized by law to contract for the collection of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, such contract shall provide that the contractor accept credit cards as a mechanism for payment.

15. a. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever an officer of a community college is authorized pursuant to law to disburse or transfer on behalf of the community college funds in the custody of the officer, that officer shall be authorized to disburse or transfer such funds by means of electronic or wire transfer. Such disbursements shall be otherwise subject to applicable laws, provided that:

1. (i) the community college regional board of trustees of the community college has entered into a written agreement with the bank or trust company in which such funds have been deposited, prescribing the manner in which electronic or wire transfer of such funds shall be accomplished, identifying by number and name those accounts from which electronic or wire transfers may be made, identifying which officer or officers are authorized to order the electronic or wire transfer of funds from those accounts, and implementing a security procedure as defined in section 4-A-201 of the uniform commercial code; and
2. (ii) the bank or trust company processing the transfer shall provide to the officer ordering the electronic or wire transfer of funds written confirmation of each such transaction no later than the business day following the day on which the funds are transmitted. b. It shall be the duty of the community college regional board of trustees of the community college to adopt a system of internal controls for the documentation and reporting of all transfers or disbursements of funds accomplished by electronic or wire transfer.

16. a. The community college regional board of trustees of any community college, may determine, by resolution, that it is in the public interest and authorize such community college to provide for the acceptance of tuition, expenses, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts via a community college internet website. However, submission via the internet may not be required as the sole method for the collection of tuition, expenses, fees, charges and other amounts. Such payments shall be accepted via the internet in a manner and condition defined by such community college. Any method used to receive internet payments shall comply with article one of the state technology law and any rules and regulations promulgated and guidelines developed thereunder and, at a minimum must:

1. (i) authenticate the identity of the sender; and
2. (ii) ensure the security of the information transmitted. b. Payments received via the internet shall be considered received by the appropriate officer and paid by the payor at the time the internet transaction is completed and sent by the payor. c. The underlying debt, lien, obligation, bill, account or other amount owed by the student to the community college for which payment by internet is accepted by the community college shall not be expunged, cancelled, released, discharged or satisfied, and any receipt or other evidence of payment shall be deemed conditional, until the community college has received final and unconditional payment of the full amount due. d. The community college regional board of trustees, in enacting a resolution pursuant to this subdivision, shall designate which of its officers, charged with the duty of collecting or receiving moneys on behalf of the community college, shall be authorized to accept such payments via the internet.