A02667 Summary:

BILL NOA02667
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04565
 
SPONSORRivera P (MS)
 
COSPNSRBrook-Krasny, McEneny, Camara, Arroyo, Castro, Crespo, Jeffries, Meng, Moya, Ortiz, Lopez V, Ramos, Rivera J, Rivera N, Rodriguez, Jaffee, Titone, Stevenson, Gibson, Cahill, Gabryszak
 
MLTSPNSRMontesano, Murray, Robinson
 
Amd S92, add S108, Exec L; amd S355, Ed L; add S226, Ec Dev L
 
Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships.
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A02667 Actions:

BILL NOA02667
 
01/19/2011referred to governmental operations
01/04/2012referred to governmental operations
09/04/2012enacting clause stricken
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A02667 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A02667 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2667
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 19, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, BROOK-KRASNY, McENENY, CAMARA, ARROYO,
          CASTRO,   CRESPO,   JEFFRIES,  MENG,  MOYA,  ORTIZ,  V. LOPEZ,  RAMOS,
          J. RIVERA, N. RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Governmental Operations
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, the education law and the economic

          development law, in relation to establishing an international division
          within the department of state
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  92  of  the  executive  law is amended and a new
     2  section 108 is added to read as follows:
     3    § 92. Deputies. The secretary of state shall appoint a deputy, who may
     4  perform all the duties of the secretary of state. Any such deputy  shall
     5  receive  an  annual  salary to be fixed by the secretary of state within
     6  the amount appropriated  therefor.  The  secretary  of  state  may  also
     7  appoint  and fix the compensation of such other deputies, assistants and
     8  employees as he or she shall deem necessary, and including a director of

     9  the international division, as established by section one hundred  eight
    10  of  this  article, within the amount appropriated therefor and prescribe
    11  their powers and duties.
    12    § 108. International division. 1. There  is  established  an  interna-
    13  tional  division  within the department of state. The secretary of state
    14  shall provide for the establishment and operation of such division,  and
    15  shall appoint a director to supervise the operation of such division and
    16  its employees.
    17    2.  The  international  division shall solicit, establish and maintain
    18  sister state relationships between the state of New York and  states  in
    19  other  countries.  For each of this state's international sister states,

    20  the international division shall act as the conduit between the governor
    21  and the chief executive officer of each sister state.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08305-01-1

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     1    3. The international sister state program shall, in  cooperation  with
     2  the  department of economic development for the purposes of implementing
     3  article ten of the economic development law, establish an active network
     4  to operate a clearinghouse for information resources between this  state
     5  and each sister state. The network shall be designed to promote interna-

     6  tional exchanges of commerce, education and culture.
     7    4.  The  international  division  shall assist and work in cooperation
     8  with the international program of the state university of  New  York  to
     9  establish,  facilitate and maintain the exchange of students and faculty
    10  of the colleges and  universities  of  the  state  university  with  the
    11  colleges and universities of sister states.
    12    5. The international division may establish international sister state
    13  relationships  upon its own initiative or upon request of any individual
    14  or entity.
    15    § 2. Section 355 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    16  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
    17    20.  The  state university trustees shall work in cooperation with the

    18  international division of the department of state to establish,  facili-
    19  tate and maintain the exchange of students and faculty of state-operated
    20  institutions  with  colleges  and  universities  of  the  state's sister
    21  states.
    22    § 3. The economic development law is amended by adding a  new  section
    23  226 to read as follows:
    24    § 226. Cooperation with international division. The provisions of this
    25  article  shall  be implemented by the commissioner and the department in
    26  consultation and cooperation with  the  international  division  of  the
    27  department of state.
    28    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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