New York A 6510: Establishes a Black Leadership Institute within the state university of New York

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A06510 Summary:

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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.

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BILL NOA06510 

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03/05/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6510

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DAIS -- read once and referred 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:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The State University of New York
 2 ("SUNY") has committed to becoming the most inclusive university system
 3 in the country, where all students, faculty, and staff feel welcome and
 4 supported. To meet this goal, SUNY must employ, in addition to faculty
 5 and staff, leaders at the highest levels who share common experiences
 6 and culture with those who comprise the fastest-growing segment of its
 7 student population: diverse students who will become the nation's next
 8 generation of leaders.
 9 SUNY has seen a steady increase of Black students in recent years,
 10 reaching nearly 11 percent, or over 42,000 students, in the 2019-2020
 11 academic year. While SUNY continues its efforts to ensure that campus
 12 leadership and faculty reflect the students they serve by hiring faculty
 13 who are more representative of the diverse student population at SUNY
 14 campuses, the diversity within executive leadership teams on many
 15 campuses can be expanded further with support from the legislature.
 16 It is, therefore, the intention of the legislature to create a Black
 17 Leadership Institute ("the Institute") as an initiative for Black lead-
 18 ers in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within
 19 SUNY a greater proportion of Black professionals at SUNY campuses. The
 20 Institute shall offer support and foster professional development for
 21 candidates for senior leadership roles on SUNY campuses, which will, in
 22 turn, create a more diverse SUNY culture that represents New York state
 23 and the SUNY student population.
 24 The legislature further intends that the Institute would be designed
 25 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.
 LBD01859-01-5

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 1 ty's pool of Black leaders. The Institute will identify, develop, and
 2 recruit, and ultimately support, retain, and foster the success of Black
 3 leaders across the SUNY system.
 4 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 362 to read
 5 as follows:
 6 § 362. Black leadership institute. 1. Subject to an appropriation for
 7 this purpose, the chancellor of the state university of New York, in
 8 consultation with the board of trustees of the state university of New
 9 York, shall create a Black Leadership Institute within the state univer-
 10 sity of New York to foster the success of Black leaders at the universi-
 11 ty president and president's cabinet level. Such institute shall develop
 12 candidate identification and recruitment efforts, search committee
 13 training, professional development and individualized support measures
 14 for institute participants, professional assistance programming,
 15 services, research and resource identification activities, and any other
 16 programs deemed necessary to effectuate the intent of this institute.
 17 2. The chancellor shall appoint an executive director and an eight
 18 member advisory council, to provide guidance a