Senate Bill S2981

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates a firearm violence research institute

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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
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7302
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-c, Ed L; add §97-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2522

2021-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a firearm violence research institute and a firearm violence research fund.

2021-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2981
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 creating a firearm violence research institute
 
   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. SUBJECT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE BY APPROPRI-
 ATION,  THE  NEW YORK STATE FIREARM VIOLENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HEREIN-
 AFTER THE "INSTITUTE", IS HEREBY  CREATED  WITHIN  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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