Senate Bill S7716

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the firearm violence research institute

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8846
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §239-c to be §355-e, amd §355-e, Ed L; amd §97-j, St Fin L; amd §3, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.2981 & A.7302)

2021-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the firearm violence research institute; makes technical changes to the institute's procedures, goals and activities.

2021-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7716
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to the New York state firearm  violence  research  institute,  and  to
   amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the education law and the
   state  finance  law  relating  to creating a firearm violence research
   institute, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  2981  and  A.
   7302, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 239-c of the education law, as added by  a  chapter
 of the laws of 2021 amending the education law and the state finance law
 relating  to creating a firearm violence research institute, as proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S. 2981 and A. 7302, is renumbered  section
 355-e  and  subdivisions  1,  2,  3,  5,  6 and 9 are amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Institute formation and goals.  Subject  to  amounts  available  by
 appropriation,  the  New York state firearm violence research institute,
 hereinafter the "institute", is hereby created within the STATE  univer-
 sity OF NEW YORK.  The purposes of the institute shall include:
   (a)  advising  the governor, governmental agencies, [the regents,] and
 the legislature on matters relating to  firearm  violence  in  New  York
 state;
   (b)  fostering, pursuing and sponsoring collaborative firearm violence
 research;
   (c) increasing understanding by establishing and reporting on what  is
 known and what is not known about firearm violence of the state;
   (d)  identifying  priority  needs  for  firearm  violence research and
 inventory work within New York that currently are not receiving adequate
 attention, and identifying public or  private  entities  that  are  best
 situated  to  address such needs, thereby leading to better coordination
 of firearm violence research efforts in the state;
   (e) promoting  awareness  of  existing  and  new  sources  of  firearm
 violence  information and firearm violence while educating elected offi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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