Bill Text: NY A07885 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Makes provisions regarding registration of local government historians; specifies duties and responsibilities; provides for designation of local government historians.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2010-08-16 - tabled [A07885 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A07885-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7885--A
Cal. No. 532
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, CANESTRARI, COOK, ORTIZ, SCHIMMINGER,
MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, DESTITO, GOTTFRIED,
HAWLEY, PRETLOW, SCHROEDER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development -- reported from committee,
advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the designation of
local government historians
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 229-a
2 to read as follows:
3 S 229-A. LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIANS; DESIGNATION. 1. A BOROUGH, COUN-
4 TY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR COMMUNITY HISTORIAN APPOINTED PURSUANT TO
5 SECTION 57.07 OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW WILL BE PLACED ON A
6 ROSTER OF RECOGNIZED LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIANS. SUCH LIST WILL SERVE
7 AS A RESOURCE FOR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN PURVEYING IMPORTANT
8 INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF
9 NEW YORK STATE HISTORY. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN DESIGNATION LIST
10 SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND PLACEMENT ON SUCH LIST CONFIRMED BY THE STATE
11 HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION. IT WILL BE THE RESPONSI-
12 BILITY OF THE LOCAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO NOTIFY THE STATE HISTORIAN
13 AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION WHEN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN
14 VACANCY OCCURS OR WHEN A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN IS APPOINTED TO
15 SERVE. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL
16 CONFIRM A LIST OF MEMBERS WHO SHALL QUALIFY TO ASSIST THE STATE HISTORI-
17 AN AND OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION IN CREATING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
18 HISTORIANS DESIGNATION LIST.
19 2. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL ESTAB-
20 LISH FROM AMONG THEIR MEMBERS A COMMITTEE WHO SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE
21 APPROVAL OF THE STATE HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL EDUCATION,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11365-03-0
A. 7885--A 2
1 ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING THE STATE HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF
2 CULTURAL EDUCATION WHEN A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN IS APPOINTED.
3 THE NEWLY APPOINTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE
4 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LOCAL HISTORIAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION
5 57.07 OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW. THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
6 HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL, AT FIVE YEAR INTERVALS FROM THE DATE
7 THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW, CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE LOCAL
8 GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN VACANCIES THAT EXIST IN NEW YORK STATE AND SUBMIT
9 THEIR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REMEDYING SAID VACANCIES FOR THE
10 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE STATE HISTORIAN AND THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL
11 EDUCATION.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
13 it shall have become a law; provided, however that effective immediate-
14 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
15 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is
16 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
17 effective date.
