Bill Text: NY A02041 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York State Muslim American Advisory Council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A02041 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02041-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         2041--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. FALL, MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee

        AN ACT to establish the New York State Muslim American Advisory Council

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

     1    Section  1.  The  New York State Muslim American Advisory Council. The
     2  New York State Muslim American Advisory Council is  hereby  established.
     3  For the purposes of this act, the term "council" shall mean the New York
     4  State Muslim American Advisory Council established pursuant to this act.
     5  The council shall advise the legislature on ways to advance the role and
     6  civic participation of Muslim Americans in New York state. Additionally,
     7  the  council  shall  recommend strategies to better integrate Muslims in
     8  New York state socially, educationally, culturally and economically. The
     9  council shall facilitate relationship-building in the  Muslim  community
    10  to   achieve   goals   related   to  international  commerce  in  Muslim
    11  countries/communities, and identify ways to more effectively disseminate
    12  information and outreach to Muslim Americans  regarding  state  programs
    13  and  services.  The  council shall advise the legislature on appropriate
    14  policy developments, official directives, and other  issues  of  signif-
    15  icance  impacting  New  York  state's  Muslims.  The council shall bring
    16  important faith-based issues based on factual findings to  the  legisla-
    17  ture's  attention  and  make recommendations to address such issues. The
    18  council shall also strengthen communication between the state and Muslim
    19  leadership and the general community.
    20    § 2. The council shall consist of ten members, as follows:
    21    a. five members shall  be  representatives  of  community-based/faith-
    22  based organizations that advise or assist Muslim American communities.
    23    b.  one  member  shall  be appointed by the temporary president of the
    24  senate.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06633-02-3
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     1    c. one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
     2    d. one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
     3    e.  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
     4  bly.
     5    f. one remaining member shall be appointed by the governor.
     6    § 3. Each member of the council shall serve for a term of  four  years
     7  or  until his or her successor is appointed.  A member appointed to fill
     8  a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the member he or  she
     9  is appointed to succeed.
    10    §  4.  The  members  of  the council shall receive no compensation for
    11  their services but shall be reimbursed for their expenses  actually  and
    12  necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    13    §  5.  The council shall select a chair and a secretary from among the
    14  members.
    15    § 6. The council shall meet as frequently as necessary, but  not  less
    16  than  four times per year. Such meetings shall be held at such locations
    17  as the council may determine. All such meetings shall be subject to  the
    18  open meetings law.
    19    §  7.  Each  member  of  the council shall be entitled to designate in
    20  writing a representative to attend meetings in his or her place  and  to
    21  vote or otherwise act on his or her behalf in his or her absence.
    22    § 8. The council shall present strategies to the legislature to better
    23  integrate  Muslims in New York state socially, educationally, culturally
    24  and economically in writing in the form of an annual report approximate-
    25  ly sixteen months from the establishment of  the  council  and  annually
    26  thereafter.
    27    §  9. The report shall consist of factual findings, progress analyses,
    28  and recommendations regarding the implementation of state  programs  and
    29  services as it affects Muslim Americans.
    30    § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.