Senate Bill S5334A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allocates the Amistad commission in the department of education, and repeals certain provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law relating to the Amistad commission

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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
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2023-S5334 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1939
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 57-B, Arts & Cul L; add Art 25 §§1301 - 1306, amd §801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9443, A9399

2023-S5334 - Summary

Allocates the Amistad commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf of students in the state; repeals certain provisions relating to the Amistad commission; requires schools in the state to provide curriculum relating to Black history, slavery, and race.

2023-S5334 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5334 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5334
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allocating the Amistad
   commission in the  department  of  education,  and  repealing  certain
   provisions  of the arts and cultural affairs law relating to the Amis-
   tad commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  57-B  of  the  arts  and cultural affairs law is
 REPEALED.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25  to  read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 25
                          THE AMISTAD COMMISSION
 SECTION 1301. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         1302. DEFINITIONS
         1303. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
         1304. COMMISSION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
         1305. CURRICULUM.
         1306. AUTHORIZATION.
   § 1301. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:
   1.  DURING  THE PERIOD BEGINNING LATE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH
 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, MILLIONS  OF  PERSONS  OF  AFRICAN  ORIGIN  WERE
 ENSLAVED  AND  BROUGHT  TO  THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, INCLUDING THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA; ANYWHERE FROM BETWEEN  TWENTY  TO  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF
 ENSLAVED  AFRICANS  DIED DURING THEIR JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE;
 THE ENSLAVEMENT  OF  AFRICANS  AND  THEIR  DESCENDANTS  WAS  PART  OF  A
 CONCERTED  EFFORT  OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TERRORISM THAT DEPRIVED
 GROUPS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE MANY  OF
 THEIR  SOCIAL,  RELIGIOUS,  POLITICAL AND OTHER CUSTOMS; THE VESTIGES OF
 SLAVERY IN THIS COUNTRY CONTINUED WITH THE LEGALIZATION OF SECOND  CLASS

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01424-01-3
              

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2023-S5334A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1939
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 57-B, Arts & Cul L; add Art 25 §§1301 - 1306, amd §801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9443, A9399

2023-S5334A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allocates the Amistad commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf of students in the state; repeals certain provisions relating to the Amistad commission; requires schools in the state to provide curriculum relating to Black history, slavery, and race.

2023-S5334A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5334A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5334--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allocating the Amistad
   commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf
   of students in New York state; and to repeal certain provisions of the
   arts and cultural affairs law relating to the Amistad commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  57-B  of  the  arts  and cultural affairs law is
 REPEALED.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25  to  read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 25
                          THE AMISTAD COMMISSION
 SECTION 1301. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         1302. DEFINITIONS
         1303. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
         1304. COMMISSION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
         1305. CURRICULUM.
         1306. AUTHORIZATION.
   § 1301. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:
   1.  DURING  THE PERIOD BEGINNING LATE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH
 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, MILLIONS  OF  PERSONS  OF  AFRICAN  ORIGIN  WERE
 ENSLAVED  AND  BROUGHT  TO  THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, INCLUDING THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA; OF THE 12.5 MILLION ENSLAVED AFRICANS  BROUGHT,  10.7
 MILLION SURVIVED THE MIDDLE PASSAGE OR APPROXIMATELY 20% PERISHED DURING
 THEIR JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THE ENSLAVEMENT OF AFRICANS AND
 THEIR DESCENDANTS WAS PART OF A CONCERTED EFFORT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01424-03-4
              

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