Bill Text: NY A08033 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement; prohibits state agencies from preventing or inhibiting collaboration with federal agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-21 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A08033 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A08033-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8033

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                   September 13, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO, SLATER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the gover-
          nor  from  preventing  or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the
          federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 13. State and federal government  agency  cooperation.  1.  For  the
     4  purposes  of  this  section  the  term "state agency" shall mean (a) all
     5  agencies and departments over which the governor has executive  authori-
     6  ty; and (b) all public benefit corporations, public authorities, boards,
     7  and  commissions,  for  which the governor appoints the chair, the chief
     8  executive, or the majority of board members.
     9    2. The governor shall not, through executive order or any other execu-
    10  tive power, prevent or  inhibit  state  agencies  and  their  employees,
    11  including  law  enforcement officers, from working with federal agencies
    12  for the purposes of  federal  immigration  enforcement,  nor  shall  the
    13  governor  prohibit  information  gathering  or other forms of assistance
    14  that aids in such enforcement.
    15    § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 30-a to read
    16  as follows:
    17    § 30-a. Executive department limitations. 1. For the purposes of  this
    18  section  the term "state agency" shall mean (a) all agencies and depart-
    19  ments over which the governor  has  executive  authority;  and  (b)  all
    20  public  benefit  corporations,  public  authorities, boards, and commis-
    21  sions, for which the governor appoints the chair, the  chief  executive,
    22  or the majority of board members.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    2.  No  state agency or its employees, including law enforcement offi-
     2  cers, shall prevent or inhibit any collaboration with  federal  agencies
     3  for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.
     4    §  3.  Section  29-a  of  the executive law is amended by adding a new
     5  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     6    5. No suspension shall include preventing or inhibiting state agencies
     7  and their employees, including law enforcement  officers,  from  working
     8  with  federal  agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforce-
     9  ment. For the purposes of this subdivision the term "state agency" shall
    10  mean (a) all agencies and departments over which the governor has execu-
    11  tive authority; and (b) all public benefit corporations, public authori-
    12  ties, boards, and commissions,  for  which  the  governor  appoints  the
    13  chair, the chief executive, or the majority of board members.
    14    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.