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S05116 Summary:

BILL NOS05116A

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Establishes the New York state Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.

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BILL NOS05116A

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 5116A

06/04/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1533

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.517

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/16/2026PASSED SENATE

03/16/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/16/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5116--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the documentation and
 preservation of Black history in New York state by the state universi-
 ty of New York

 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 355-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 355-f. The documentation and preservation of Black history in New
 4 York state by the state university of New York. 1. Legislative intent.
 5 The state of New York recognizes how Black New Yorkers and particularly
 6 communities like Harlem have shaped the state's cultural, social, and
 7 historical identity. Black communities have been a part of New York's
 8 development from enslavement to Reconstruction, through the inequities
 9 of Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, and the continuous struggle for
 10 equity today. The state acknowledges that gentrification and the under-
 11 representation of Black history have caused the Black community to be
 12 uprooted and to lose its history. Fortunately, we currently have the
 13 privilege of hearing first-hand stories from people who were present at
 14 important moments in the Black liberation movement. Their personal
 15 accounts are priceless evidence of determination, advocacy, and
 16 progress. If we do not take immediate action to protect these voices we
 17 run the risk of losing an important piece of our history. This section
 18 aims to build a record of the impact of these communities on the forma-
 19 tion of the state and to provide methods for the teaching, recording,
 20 and preservation of Black history.
 21 2. Commission formation and goals. (a) Subject to amounts available by
 22 appropriation, the New York state Black history preservation commission,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09879-02-5

 S. 5116--A 2

 1 hereinafter "commission", is hereby created within the state university
 2 of New York. The purposes of the commission shall include:
 3 (i) advancing the understanding and awareness of Black history,
 4 particularly the history and contributions of Black communities in New
 5 York state through educational programs and resources;
 6 (ii) documenting, preserving, and circulating historical materials
 7 about Black history in New York;
 8 (iii) guaranteeing that Black New Yorkers' perspectives and contrib-
 9 utions are heard by collaborating with cultural institutions and histor-
 10 ical groups; and
 11 (iv) advocating for legislative support to fund, promote, and sustain
 12 initiatives related to the preservation and education of Black history
 13 within New York.
 14 (b) The commission shall consist of ten member