Bill Text: NY A03301 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and to undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-2)

Status: (Passed) 2023-11-17 - approval memo.24 [A03301 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03301-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3301--A
                                                                   R. R. 338

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, KIM, MAMDANI, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DILAN,
          ROZIC,  PAULIN,  WEPRIN, LAVINE, SAYEGH, PHEFFER AMATO, JOYNER, LUCAS,
          VANEL, WALLACE, McMAHON, BENEDETTO, CRUZ, D. ROSENTHAL, REYES,  SEPTI-
          MO,  LUNSFORD,  HEVESI,  OTIS,  STERN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  CLARK, BARRETT,
          EPSTEIN,  GLICK,  BURGOS,  SILLITTI,  DE LOS SANTOS,  ANDERSON,  RAGA,
          GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  SIMON, LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to  the  Committee
          on  Ways  and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
          -- ordered to a third reading -- amended on the special order of third
          reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
          special order of third reading

        AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New
          York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission

          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 295-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 295-a. New York Asian American and Pacific Islander  commission.  1.
     4  (a)  There  is hereby established within the division the New York Asian
     5  American and Pacific Islander commission. The commission  shall  consist
     6  of fifteen members representative of Asian American and Pacific Islander
     7  communities  which  may include, but not be limited to: the Bangladeshi,
     8  Bhutanese, Cambodian,  Chinese,  Filipino,  Hmong,  Indian,  Indonesian,
     9  Japanese,  Korean,  Laotian,  Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Pakistani,
    10  Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai,  and  Vietnamese  communities.
    11  Such  members shall have experience advocating on behalf of their commu-
    12  nity, and shall be appointed as follows:
    13    (1) seven members shall be appointed by the governor;
    14    (2) three members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
    15  senate;
    16    (3) three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02690-02-3
        A. 3301--A                          2

     1    (4) one member shall be  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the
     2  senate; and
     3    (5) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
     4  bly.
     5    The commissioner shall serve as chair of the commission.
     6    (b)  Each  member of the commission shall serve a term of three years,
     7  except that in making the first appointments  to  the  commission,  four
     8  members  shall  be  appointed to serve for one year, four for two years,
     9  and seven for three years. The first appointments made by the  temporary
    10  president  of  the senate and speaker of the assembly shall be allocated
    11  equally between the three terms of service.  The first appointments made
    12  by the minority leaders shall serve for three years.  The first appoint-
    13  ments made by the governor shall be as follows:  two  members  shall  be
    14  appointed to serve for one year, two members shall be appointed to serve
    15  for  two  years, and three members shall be appointed to serve for three
    16  years. The members shall be eligible for reappointment and  shall  serve
    17  until  their successors are appointed and qualified, and the term of the
    18  successor of any incumbent shall be calculated from  the  expiration  of
    19  the term of that incumbent. A vacancy occurring other than by expiration
    20  of  term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment,
    21  but for the unexpired term only.
    22    (c) A majority of the members of the  commission  shall  constitute  a
    23  quorum for the purpose of conducting the business thereof and a majority
    24  vote of all the members in office shall be necessary for action.
    25    2. The commission shall:
    26    (a)  develop  policies  to  improve the community, economic and social
    27  well-being, and the health and  educational  needs  important  to  Asian
    28  American and Pacific Islander communities in the state;
    29    (b) develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the contin-
    30  uing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in
    31  the state;
    32    (c)  create  and  implement public education campaigns regarding Asian
    33  American and Pacific Islander issues and culture;
    34    (d) increase the awareness among Asian American and  Pacific  Islander
    35  individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American
    36  and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and
    37    (e)  undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and
    38  applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in
    39  the state.
    40    3. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but
    41  they shall be entitled  to  reimbursement  for  all  necessary  expenses
    42  incurred  in  the  performance of their duties. The division may provide
    43  the commission with such staff, equipment,  and  facilities  as  it  may
    44  need.
    45    4.  The  commission shall submit an annual report on its activities to
    46  the governor and the legislature.
    47    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.