Senate Bill S7389

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes appointment of local government historians

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7885 - Vetoed by Governor

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

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2009-S7389 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7885
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §229-a, Ed L

2009-S7389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes provisions regarding registration of local government historians; specifies duties and responsibilities; provides for designation of local government historians.

2009-S7389 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7389

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  the  designation  of
  local government historians

  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 229-a
to read as follows:
  S 229-A. LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIANS; DESIGNATION. 1. A BOROUGH, COUN-
TY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR COMMUNITY HISTORIAN  APPOINTED  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  57.07  OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW WILL BE PLACED ON A
ROSTER OF RECOGNIZED LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIANS. SUCH LIST  WILL  SERVE
AS  A  RESOURCE  FOR  LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN PURVEYING IMPORTANT
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND PROMOTION  OF
NEW  YORK STATE HISTORY. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN DESIGNATION LIST
SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND PLACEMENT ON SUCH LIST CONFIRMED  BY  THE  STATE
HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION. IT WILL BE THE RESPONSI-
BILITY   OF THE LOCAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO NOTIFY THE STATE HISTORIAN
AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION WHEN A LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  HISTORIAN
VACANCY  OCCURS OR WHEN A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN IS APPOINTED TO
SERVE. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HISTORIANS   OF NEW  YORK  STATE  SHALL
CONFIRM A LIST OF MEMBERS WHO SHALL QUALIFY TO ASSIST THE STATE HISTORI-
AN  AND  OFFICE  OF  CULTURAL EDUCATION IN CREATING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HISTORIANS DESIGNATION LIST.
  2. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL ESTAB-
LISH FROM AMONG THEIR MEMBERS A COMMITTEE  WHO  SHALL,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
APPROVAL  OF  THE  STATE HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION,
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING THE STATE HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF
CULTURAL EDUCATION WHEN A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN  IS  APPOINTED.
THE  NEWLY  APPOINTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LOCAL HISTORIAN AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
57.07  OF  THE  ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL, AT FIVE YEAR INTERVALS FROM THE DATE
THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW,  CONDUCT  A  STUDY  OF  THE  LOCAL

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

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