senate Bill S1083

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a firearm violence research institute; and making an appropriation therefor

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to finance
Jan 10, 2019 referred to finance

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S1083 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §239-c, Ed L; add §97-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4363
2021-2022: S2949

S1083 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a firearm violence research institute and a firearm violence research fund; makes an appropriation therefor.

S1083 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1083 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1083

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
  to creating a firearm  violence  research  institute;  and  making  an
  appropriation therefor

  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-c
to read as follows:
  §  239-C.  NEW  YORK  STATE  FIREARM  VIOLENCE  RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 1.
INSTITUTE FORMATION AND GOALS.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  FIREARM  VIOLENCE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HEREINAFTER THE "INSTITUTE", IS HEREBY CREATED WITH-
IN THE UNIVERSITY. 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-
CIALS, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FIREARM VIOLENCE
ISSUES THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS IT MAY DETERMINE;
  (F) ORGANIZING AND SPONSORING MEETINGS ON FIREARM VIOLENCE TOPICS;
  (G) ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORKS OF COLLABORATING EXPERTS
ENGAGED IN RELATED ASPECTS OF FIREARM VIOLENCE RESEARCH;

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

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