Establishes the Thomas A. Constantine Institute for the Study of Transnational Organized Crime within the state university of New York; makes an appropriation therefor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9873
IN ASSEMBLY
April 20, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT in relation to establishing the Thomas A. Constantine Institute
for the study of transnational organized crime within the state
university of New York and making an appropriation therefor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This legislation establishes the Thomas A. Constantine
2 Institute for the Study of Transnational Organized Crime within the
3 state university of New York. Inspired by Mr. Constantine's extraor-
4 dinary career achievements and the international respect he has earned
5 in the field of public security, this entity will provide a focus for
6 research and deliberation on the control of these phenomena and for
7 public education about their manifestations. Its ultimate goal is to
8 provide a valuable and practical resource for the world's law enforce-
9 ment agencies, governments and the international business community.
10 § 2. There is hereby established within the state university of New
11 York the Thomas A. Constantine Institute for the Study of Transnational
12 Organized Crime. Such institute shall organize conferences and seminars,
13 develop training programs for law enforcement officers, sponsor and
14 promote research, publish its proceedings and maintain a library. The
15 chancellor and trustees of the state university shall appoint a person
16 well qualified by education and experience to administer such institute.
17 Such institute shall be authorized to establish a development program to
18 build its own endowment.
19 § 3. The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or as much
20 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the state univer-
21 sity of New York from any monies in the state treasury in the general
22 fund for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such
23 sum shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller
24 on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of taxation and
25 finance, or his duly designated representative in the manner provided by
26 law. No expenditure shall be made from this appropriation until a
27 certificate of approval of availability shall have been issued by the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 director of the budget and filed with the state comptroller and a copy
2 filed with the chairman of the state senate finance committee and the
3 chairman of the assembly ways and means committee. Such budget and a
4 copy of each such amendment shall be filed with the state comptroller,
5 the chairman of the state senate finance committee and the chairman of
6 the assembly ways and means committee.
7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
