New York S 2148: Establishes the New York state violence in mass media research program

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S02148 Summary:

BILL NOS02148 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00963

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §239-d, Ed L; amd §97-j, St Fin L

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Establishes the New York state violence in mass media research program to study the effects of mass media reporting on violent crimes.

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BILL NOS02148 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2148

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
 to establishing the New York state violence in mass media research
 program

 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 239-d
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 239-d. New York state violence in mass media research program. 1.
 4 Program formation and goals. Subject to amounts available by appropri-
 5 ation, the New York state violence in mass media research program is
 6 hereby created within the firearm violence research institute. The
 7 purposes of such program shall include:
 8 (a) advising the governor, governmental agencies, the regents, and the
 9 legislature on matters relating to the effects of reporting on violent
 10 crime practices in New York state as it relates to unintentionally
 11 glorifying certain violent crimes in such a way that encourages copycat
 12 violent crimes, contributing to negative stereotyping or prejudicing
 13 jurors in rulings on private citizens;
 14 (b) fostering, pursuing and sponsoring collaborative research on the
 15 effects of mass media violent crime reporting;
 16 (c) increasing understanding by establishing and reporting on what is
 17 known and what is not known about the effects of reporting on violent
 18 crime by mass media;
 19 (d) identifying priority needs for the research of the effects mass
 20 media reporting on violent crime and inventory work within New York that
 21 currently are not receiving adequate attention and identifying public or
 22 private entities that are best situated to address such needs, thereby
 23 leading to better coordination of firearm violence research efforts in
 24 the state;
 25 (e) promoting awareness of existing and new sources of information
 26 created by psychologists and other experts on the effects of current
 27 mass media reporting of violent crime while educating elected officials,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02358-01-5

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 1 governmental agencies, and the general public on these issues through
 2 such means as it may determine;
 3 (f) organizing and sponsoring meetings on firearm violence topics;
 4 (g) encouraging the establishment of networks of collaborating experts
 5 engaged in related aspects of firearm violence research;
 6 (h) raising sensitivity to firearm violence concerns among state and
 7 local government agencies, and serving as a forum for enhanced intera-
 8 gency information sharing and cooperation;
 9 (i) working on a continuing basis with policymakers in the legislature
 10 and state agencies to identify, implement, and evaluate innovative
 11 firearm violence prevention policies and programs;
 12 (j) recruiting and providing specialized training opportunities for
 13 new researchers, including experienced investigators in related fields
 14 who are beginning work on mass public violence, young investigators who
 15 have completed their education, experts in journalism law, postdoctoral
 16 scholars, doctoral students, undergraduates, and representatives from
 17 mass media; and
 18 (k) providing copies of their research publications to the legislature
 19 and to agencies supplying data used in the conduct of such research as
 20 soon as is practicable following publication.