Senate Bill S4743

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a Black Leadership Institute within the state university of New York

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-S4743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1988
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §362, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10583

2023-S4743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Black Leadership Institute within the state university of New York as an initiative for Black leaders in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within SUNY a greater proportion of Black professionals at SUNY campuses; creates an eight member advisory council.

2023-S4743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4743
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  a  Black
   Leadership Institute within the State University of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative  intent.  The  State  University  of  New  York
 ("SUNY")  has committed to becoming the most inclusive university system
 in the country, where all students, faculty, and staff feel welcome  and
 supported.  To  meet this goal, SUNY must employ, in addition to faculty
 and staff, leaders at the highest levels who  share  common  experiences
 and  culture  with those who comprise the fastest-growing segment of its
 student population: diverse students who will become the  nation's  next
 generation of leaders.
   SUNY  has  seen  a  steady increase of Black students in recent years,
 reaching nearly 11 percent, or over 42,000 students,  in  the  2019-2020
 academic  year.  While  SUNY continues its efforts to ensure that campus
 leadership and faculty reflect the students they serve by hiring faculty
 who are more representative of the diverse student  population  at  SUNY
 campuses,  the  diversity  within  executive  leadership  teams  on many
 campuses can be expanded further with support from the legislature.
   It is, therefore, the intention of the legislature to create  a  Black
 Leadership  Institute ("the Institute") as an initiative for Black lead-
 ers in higher education with a mission to retain and  grow  from  within
 SUNY  a  greater proportion of Black professionals at SUNY campuses. The
 Institute shall offer support and foster  professional  development  for
 candidates  for senior leadership roles on SUNY campuses, which will, in
 turn, create a more diverse SUNY culture that represents New York  state
 and the SUNY student population.
   The  legislature  further intends that the Institute would be designed
 to open doors to executive-level positions and strengthen the  Universi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03053-01-3
              

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