Assembly Bill A2847

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2847
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, COOK -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   university  at  Buffalo  institute  for  African American studies; 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.  Article 5 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 part 1-B to read as follows:
                                 PART 1-B
                THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
 SECTION 244-A. THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN  AMERICAN
                  STUDIES.
         244-B. PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES.
         244-C. FUNDING AND REPORTING.
   §  244-A.  THE  UNIVERSITY  AT  BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN
 STUDIES. THE  UNIVERSITY  AT  BUFFALO  INSTITUTE  FOR  AFRICAN  AMERICAN
 STUDIES  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL
 BE ADMINISTERED AS A PROGRAM OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
 THE POLICIES OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
   §  244-B.  PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. THE
 PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL BE TO:
   1. PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS  AND  PRACTI-
 TIONERS  TO  ENGAGE  IN  INTERDISCIPLINARY  SCHOLARSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL
 COLLABORATIONS FOCUSING ON PEOPLES OF AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DESCENT,  AND
 THEIR RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER.
   2.  ADDRESS  CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THAT CONFRONT PEOPLES OF AMERICAN AND
 AFRICAN DESCENT.
   3. CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY AND REGIONAL STUDIES  TO  ADDRESS  PUBLIC
 POLICY, CREATE MODELS AND PROVIDE OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   4.  SPONSOR  LECTURES, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATED
 TO AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES.
   §  244-C. FUNDING AND REPORTING. FUNDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE
 SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN  STUDIES  IN  THE  AMOUNTS
 APPROPRIATED  FOR  THIS PURPOSE. THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR
 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A COMPLETE  AND  DETAILED
 REPORT  SETTING FORTH ITS OPERATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO THE CHANCEL-
 LOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  AT
 BUFFALO, THE  DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE ASSEMBLY HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND  MEANS COMMITTEE.
   §  2.  The  sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or so much
 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the university at
 Buffalo institute for African American studies out of any moneys in  the
 state  treasury  in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes
 account, not otherwise appropriated. Such moneys shall be payable on the
 audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified  or  approved
 by the president of the state university at Buffalo.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.