Senate Bill S9226

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state violence in mass media research program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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-S9226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10631
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-d, Ed L; amd §97-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S633, A3925

2021-S9226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state violence in mass media research program to study the effects of mass media reporting on violent crimes.

2021-S9226 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9226
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to establishing the New York state violence  in  mass  media  research
   program
 
   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  239-d
 to read as follows:
   §  239-D.  NEW  YORK STATE VIOLENCE IN MASS MEDIA RESEARCH PROGRAM. 1.
 PROGRAM FORMATION AND GOALS. SUBJECT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE  BY  APPROPRI-
 ATION,  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE VIOLENCE IN MASS MEDIA RESEARCH PROGRAM IS
 HEREBY CREATED WITHIN  THE  FIREARM  VIOLENCE  RESEARCH  INSTITUTE.  THE
 PURPOSES OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) ADVISING THE GOVERNOR, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, THE REGENTS, AND THE
 LEGISLATURE  ON  MATTERS RELATING TO THE EFFECTS OF REPORTING ON VIOLENT
 CRIME PRACTICES IN NEW YORK  STATE  AS  IT  RELATES  TO  UNINTENTIONALLY
 GLORIFYING  CERTAIN VIOLENT CRIMES IN SUCH A WAY THAT ENCOURAGES COPYCAT
 VIOLENT CRIMES, CONTRIBUTING TO  NEGATIVE  STEREOTYPING  OR  PREJUDICING
 JURORS IN RULINGS ON PRIVATE CITIZENS;
   (B)  FOSTERING,  PURSUING AND SPONSORING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON THE
 EFFECTS OF MASS MEDIA VIOLENT CRIME REPORTING;
   (C) INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BY ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING ON WHAT  IS
 KNOWN  AND  WHAT  IS NOT KNOWN ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF REPORTING ON VIOLENT
 CRIME BY MASS MEDIA;
   (D) IDENTIFYING PRIORITY NEEDS FOR THE RESEARCH OF  THE  EFFECTS  MASS
 MEDIA REPORTING ON VIOLENT CRIME 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 INFORMATION
 CREATED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER EXPERTS ON  THE  EFFECTS  OF  CURRENT
 MASS MEDIA REPORTING OF VIOLENT CRIME WHILE EDUCATING ELECTED OFFICIALS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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