Senate Bill S5933

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of black male excellence

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2025-S5933 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7035
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16-B §§340 - 342, Exec L

2025-S5933 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of black male excellence to analyze and provide recommendations regarding issues relating to black males including education, criminal justice, health, mental health, economic opportunity, employment, fatherhood, mentorship, violence, public safety, and quality of life.

2025-S5933 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5933
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   office of black male excellence
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  16-B
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 16-B
                      OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EXCELLENCE
 SECTION 340. DEFINITIONS.
         341. OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EXCELLENCE.
         342. POWERS AND DUTIES.
   §  340. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. THE TERM "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BLACK  MALE
 EXCELLENCE.
   2.  THE TERM "OFFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EXCELLENCE ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   § 341. OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EXCELLENCE. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EXCELLENCE. THE OFFICE
 SHALL BE HEADED BY THE DIRECTOR, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
 THE DIRECTOR SHALL APPOINT STAFF AND PERFORM  SUCH  OTHER  FUNCTIONS  TO
 ENSURE  THE  EFFICIENT  OPERATION  OF THE OFFICE WITHIN THE AMOUNTS MADE
 AVAILABLE THEREFOR BY APPROPRIATION.
   § 342. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE DIRECTOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER  AND  DUTY
 TO:
   1.  ANALYZE  AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLA-
 TURE, AND RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES ON ISSUES INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  BLACK  MALE:  EDUCATION,  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH,
 ECONOMIC  OPPORTUNITY,  EMPLOYMENT,  FATHERHOOD,  MENTORSHIP,  VIOLENCE,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10405-01-5

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