NY State Senate Bill 2013-S6273

Senate Bill S6273

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the siting of the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for nonviolence at Medgar Evers college

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2013-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§323 & 322, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1798
2011-2012: S3984
2015-2016: S1887
2017-2018: S3255
2019-2020: S4369
2021-2022: S4386
2023-2024: S5151
2025-2026: S4016

2013-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the siting of the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for nonviolence at Medgar Evers college.

2013-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6273

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the
siting of the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for
nonviolence at Medgar Evers college

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to permit the siting of the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence at Medgar Evers College in
Brooklyn, New York.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends subdivision 4 of section 323 of the executive law to
read:

To establish such divisions, programs, schools, and offices as the
board deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article;
provided that the principal offices and programs of the Institute
shall be located at Medgar Evers College within the City University of
New York.

JUSTIFICATION:

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence was established

in 1988. Governor Mario Cuomo signed it into law as a means to promote
the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, in order to
create a more tolerant society.

The Institute encompassed a thirteen member board, with ten
appointments made by the Governor, and the additional three including
the chancellor of the State University of New York, the commissioner
of education of the State of New York and chairperson of the New York
State Martin Luther King, Jr. commission.. The Pataki administration
eliminated funding for the Institute in 1995.

This legislation will permit Medgar Evers College to revive the Martin
Luther King, Jr Institute for Nonviolence in recognition of the
continued need to foster racial and cultural tolerance in our state.
Named for influential civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, Medgar
Evers College, under the acclaimed leadership of Dr. Edison O.
Jackson, is an ideal location to continue the original mission of the
Institute.

The college is equipped with ample experience and resources in the
area of social justice and an accomplished faculty who embody the
philosophy of the Rev. Dr. King. One of the core missions of the
college is to uphold the legacy of its namesake through commitment to
the educational empowerment of the African Diaspora, thereby fostering
a more equitable society consistent with Dr. King's vision.

For these reasons, it is appropriate that Medgar Evers College serve
as the host institution for the Institute.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:


S. 2823 (2013) - Referred to Finance
S. 3984 (2012) - Referred to Finance
S. 1798 (2010) - Referred to Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.

2013-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6273

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the siting of the  New
  York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for nonviolence at Medgar
  Evers college

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 323 of the executive law, as added
by chapter 513 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  4. To establish such divisions, programs, schools, and offices as  the
board  deems  appropriate  to  carry  out  the purposes of this article;
PROVIDED THAT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE  SHALL
BE  LOCATED  AT  MEDGAR  EVERS COLLEGE WITHIN THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
YORK;
  S 2. The opening paragraph of  subdivision  1  and  subdivision  7  of
section 322 of the executive law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of
1988, are amended to read as follows:
  There  is  hereby  created  the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr.
institute for nonviolence.  The institute shall be a public  corporation
and  its  membership  shall  consist of thirteen members as follows: the
chancellor of the [state] CITY university of New York, the  commissioner
of  education  of the state of New York, the chairperson of the New York
state Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  commission,  and  ten  members  to  be
appointed by the governor. Of the members appointed by the governor, one
shall be a member of the New York state senate appointed by the governor
on  the  recommendation of the majority leader, one shall be a member of
the New York state senate appointed by the governor on  the  recommenda-
tion of the minority leader, one shall be a member of the New York state
assembly  appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the speaker
of the assembly, one shall be a member of the New  York  state  assembly
appointed  by the governor on the recommendation of the minority leader;
and six shall be members appointed by the governor, no more  than  three
of whom may be members of the same political party.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06064-01-3

S. 6273                             2

  7.  Directors other than the chancellor of the [state] CITY university
of New York and the commissioner of education of the state of  New  York
may  engage  in  private employment, or in a profession or business. The
corporation, its directors, officers and employees shall be  subject  to
the  provisions of sections seventy-three and seventy-four of the public
officers law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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