Bill Text: NY A01107 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an endowed chair within the state university of New York for the study of terrorism and homeland security and making an appropriation therefor

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to higher education [A01107 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01107-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1107
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO, LENTOL -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  an
         endowed chair within the state university of New York for the study of
         terrorism and homeland security and making an appropriation therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 716 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 716. ACADEMIC CHAIR FOR THE STUDY OF TERRORISM AND HOMELAND  SECURI-
    4  TY.  1.  DECLARATION  OF  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. TERRORISM HAS
    5  EMERGED AS THE MORTAL ENEMY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE AND  IT
    6  INFECTS AND DISTORTS WORLD SECURITY, COMMERCE AND FREEDOM. IT HAS FORGED
    7  UNHOLY ALLIANCES WITH CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LINKS TO OUTLAW STATES.
    8  IT  IS  RUTHLESS,  INHUMAN  AND DEADLY, DEMONSTRATING A CONTEMPT FOR THE
    9  BASIC VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE AND CIVILIZATION.
   10    WITH THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF TERRORISM, THE CHALLENGE POSED TO OUR
   11  MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GENERAL SOCIETY HAS  GROWN  EXPONENTIALLY.
   12  THE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS DEVELOPED TO COMBAT TERRORISM ARE DYNAMIC AND
   13  EVER CHANGING, REQUIRING A THOUGHTFUL AND REGULAR STUDY, EXAMINATION AND
   14  REVIEW,  IN  ORDER TO BUILD THE CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO MEET THIS ONGOING
   15  CHALLENGE.  WE MUST DEVELOP THE MILITARY, LEGAL AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS
   16  WITH WHICH THOSE CHARGED WITH FIGHTING THE WAR ON TERROR MAY EFFECTIVELY
   17  DEPLOY. THIS IS A MATTER OF THE GREATEST URGENCY. WE  DO  NOT  HAVE  THE
   18  LUXURY  OF  TAKING TIME TO ANALYZE AND STUDY. WE ARE ALREADY IN A MORTAL
   19  CONFRONTATION THAT THREATENS PEACE, PROSPERITY  AND  PUBLIC  CONFIDENCE.
   20  WE MUST PROTECT OUR PEOPLE AND OUR INSTITUTIONS.
   21    ONCE  AGAIN,  NEW YORK WILL EXERCISE LEADERSHIP BY CREATING AN ENDOWED
   22  CHAIR IN TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF
   23  NEW  YORK.  THIS INSTITUTION WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR STUDY AND DELIBER-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03885-01-9
       A. 1107                             2
    1  ATION ON THE DEFEAT OF TERRORISM AND THE PROMOTION OF HOMELAND  SECURITY
    2  WITH  THE  GOAL  OF  CONTRIBUTING  TO  THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES AND
    3  SOLUTIONS.
    4    2.  ACADEMIC CHAIR TO STUDY TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY.  THERE IS
    5  HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AN  ACADEMIC
    6  CHAIR  TO STUDY TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY. SUCH CHAIR SHALL ORGAN-
    7  IZE CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS, DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCE-
    8  MENT OFFICERS, PUBLISH ITS PROCEEDINGS AND MAINTAIN A LIBRARY. THE CHAN-
    9  CELLOR AND TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL APPOINT A PERSON  WELL
   10  QUALIFIED  BY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM OF SUCH
   11  CHAIR. SUCH CHAIR SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
   12  TO BUILD ITS OWN ENDOWMENT.
   13    S 2. The sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000), or so
   14  much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated  to  the  state
   15  university  of  New  York  from  any moneys in the state treasury in the
   16  general fund to the credit of the state purposes account  not  otherwise
   17  appropriated  for  the  purposes  of carrying out the provisions of this
   18  act. Such sum shall be payable on the audit and  warrant  of  the  state
   19  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or approved by the commissioner of
   20  taxation and finance, or  his  duly  designated  representative  in  the
   21  manner provided by law. No expenditure shall be made from this appropri-
   22  ation  until  a  certificate of approval of availability shall have been
   23  issued by the director of the budget and  filed  with  the  state  comp-
   24  troller and a copy filed with the chairman of the senate finance commit-
   25  tee  and  the  chairman  of  the assembly ways and means committee. Such
   26  certificate may be amended from time to time  by  the  director  of  the
   27  budget  and  a copy of each such amendment shall be filed with the state
   28  comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chair-
   29  man of the assembly ways and means committee.
   30    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.