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    Cal. No. 562

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, PANEPINTO, PARKER, VALESKY
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the  Committee  on  Finance -- reported favorably from said committee,
  ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to create a temporary New York state women's suffrage 100th anni-
  versary commemoration commission, and providing  for  its  powers  and
  duties;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
  tion thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature hereby finds and
declares there is a need to create a New  York  state  women's  suffrage
100th anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 100th anniver-
sary  of  women's suffrage, which will take place between the years 2017
and 2020. The primary focus of the New York state women's suffrage 100th
anniversary commemoration commission will be  to  plan  and  execute  an
organized series of statewide programs that celebrate the accomplishment
of  women's  suffrage  and  the central role of New Yorkers and New York
state in this milestone, while also helping shape the future to ensure a
more just and equitable society for all. The legislature finds that  the
creation  of a New York state women's suffrage 100th anniversary commem-
oration commission is necessary to bring together persons  qualified  by
experience  and/or  by powers vested in them by their offices to coordi-
nate and facilitate such a multi-year event.
  S 2. New York state women's suffrage 100th  anniversary  commemoration
commission;  created.  (a)  There  is  hereby  created a temporary state
commission to be known as the "New York  state  women's  suffrage  100th
anniversary commemoration commission".

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

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  (b) As used in this act, "commission" means the New York state women's
suffrage 100th anniversary commemoration commission.
  (c) (1) The commission shall consist of 14 members as follows:
  (i)  the  commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation,
or his or her duly designated representative;
  (ii) the commissioner of education, or  his  or  her  duly  designated
representative;
  (iii)  the  commissioner  of  economic development, or his or her duly
designated representative;
  (iv) the president of the League of Women Voters of New York State;
  (v) the superintendent of the Women's Rights National Historical Park;
  (vi) the president of the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House;
  (vii) the director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation;
  (viii) the president of 2020: Project Women, Inc.;
  (ix) a member of the board of the New York Council for the  Humanities
as a non-voting member;
  (x) one member appointed by the governor;
  (xi) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
  (xii) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
  (xiii) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
  (xiv)  one  member  shall  be  appointed by the minority leader of the
assembly.
  The five members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (x)-(xiv) of this
paragraph shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing official. Vacan-
cies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
  (2) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
their  services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
  (3) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special
or local law, ordinance, resolution or charter, no  officer,  member  or
employee  of the state or of any public corporation shall forfeit his or
her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of  appoint-
ment as a member of the commission, nor shall service as such commission
member be deemed incompatible or in conflict with such office or employ-
ment.
  (4)  The  commission  shall  appoint such staff as may be necessary to
carry out its duties. Such staff shall receive no compensation for their
services but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of the commission's duties.
  S 3. Powers and duties of the commission. The  commission  shall  have
the following powers and duties:
  (a)  To  coordinate  the  commemoration  of  the  100th anniversary of
women's suffrage for the years 2017 through 2020;
  (b) To plan and execute an  organized  series  of  events  surrounding
women's suffrage;
  (c) To utilize a portfolio of public humanities programs to engage the
citizens  of  New York with the important issues inherent to the women's
suffrage initiative; and
  (d) To hold lectures exploring  how  women  have  shaped  history  and
continue to form the history of New York state.
  S 4. The commission may meet and hold public hearings and events with-
in the state.
  S  5.  The  commission may request and shall receive from any subdivi-
sion, department, board, commission, office, agency, or other instrumen-
tality of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such facili-
ties, assistance and data reasonably available as it deems necessary  or

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desirable  for  the  proper  execution  of  its powers and duties and to
effectuate the purposes set forth in this act.
  S  6.  The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
any agreements and to do and perform any acts  that  may  be  necessary,
desirable  or  proper  to  carry out the purposes and objectives of this
act, including entering into  contracts  with  entities  for  grant  and
re-granting of programs to develop and implement the above.
  S  7.  The performance of the commission's duties, purposes and objec-
tives shall be executed within amounts made available  by  appropriation
therefor.
  S  8.  The  commission  shall continue in existence until December 31,
2020.
  S 9. This act shall take effect April 1, 2016 and shall expire and  be
deemed repealed December 31, 2020.