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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK, CLARK, RIVERA, ROBINSON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
  university  at  Buffalo  institute  for  African American studies; and
  making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section  1.  Article 5 of the education law is amended by adding a new
part 1-B to read as follows:
                                 PART 1-B
               THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
SECTION 244-A. THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN  AMERICAN
                 STUDIES.
        244-B. PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES.
        244-C. FUNDING AND REPORTING.
  S  244-A.  THE  UNIVERSITY  AT  BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDIES. THE  UNIVERSITY  AT  BUFFALO  INSTITUTE  FOR  AFRICAN  AMERICAN
STUDIES  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL
BE ADMINISTERED AS A PROGRAM OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
THE POLICIES OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
  S  244-B.  PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. THE
PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL BE TO:
  1. PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS  AND  PRACTI-
TIONERS  TO  ENGAGE  IN  INTERDISCIPLINARY  SCHOLARSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL
COLLABORATIONS FOCUSING ON PEOPLES OF AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DESCENT,  AND
THEIR RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER.
  2.  ADDRESS  CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THAT CONFRONT PEOPLES OF AMERICAN AND
AFRICAN DESCENT.
  3. CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY AND REGIONAL STUDIES  TO  ADDRESS  PUBLIC
POLICY, CREATE MODELS AND PROVIDE OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01190-01-5
              

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  4.  SPONSOR  LECTURES, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATED
TO AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES.
  S  244-C. FUNDING AND REPORTING. FUNDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN  STUDIES  IN  THE  AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED  FOR  THIS PURPOSE. THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A COMPLETE  AND  DETAILED
REPORT  SETTING FORTH ITS OPERATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO THE CHANCEL-
LOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  AT
BUFFALO, THE  DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE HIGH-
ER EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE ASSEMBLY HIGH-
ER EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND  MEANS COMMITTEE.
  S  2.  The  sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the university at
Buffalo institute for African American studies out of any moneys in  the
state  treasury  in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes
account, not otherwise appropriated. Such moneys shall be payable on the
audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified  or  approved
by the president of the state university at Buffalo.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.