Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
Jan 23, 2023 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A2144
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CUNNINGHAM
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Robert C. Carroll
Chantel Jackson
Demond Meeks
Juan Ardila
2023-A2144 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A2144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2144 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the commission on African American history and achievement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to read as follows: § 817. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENT. 1. THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENT; ESTABLISHED. (A) THE COMMIS- SION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENT, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE COMMISSION, IS HEREBY CREATED AND ESTABLISHED. THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE COMMISSION- ER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, THE CHANCELLOR OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO TEACHERS, INCLUDING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE EDUCATORS, HISTORIANS, AND THOSE WITH A BACKGROUND IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, ARTS, OR CULTURE. (B) EACH MEMBER SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT. A VACANCY OCCURRING OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. (C) THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION BUT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. (D) THE COMMISSIONER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIR AND THE CHANCELLOR OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04248-01-3
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