Bill Text: NY A05913 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understanding of diversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-22 - signed chap.626 [A05913 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05913-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5913--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 2, 2021
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        Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a  state-
          wide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understand-
          ing of diversity

          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  294-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  294-a.  Statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance
     4  and understanding of diversity. 1. The division shall develop and imple-
     5  ment a statewide campaign to increase awareness and promote the  accept-
     6  ance,  inclusion, tolerance and understanding of the diversity of people
     7  of this state, including, but not limited to diversity  based  on  reli-
     8  gion, race, color, creed, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disabil-
     9  ity,  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. In the develop-
    10  ment and implementation of such campaign, the division  shall  adopt  as
    11  its  purpose,  the  combatting of bias, hatred and discrimination in all
    12  their forms and the prevention  of  discrimination  based  on  religion,
    13  race,  color,  creed,  sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability,
    14  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
    15    2. In order to effectuate the purpose of  the  campaign  the  division
    16  shall:
    17    a.  coordinate  and  cooperate  with public and private organizations,
    18  including, but not limited  to,  local  governments,  community  groups,
    19  school  districts,  churches,  charitable organizations, foundations and
    20  other relevant groups;
    21    b. develop educational materials to be published on the website of the
    22  division, social media campaigns or other means  determined  to  be  the
    23  most effective at reaching the public in a cost effective manner;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01920-02-1
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     1    c.  make  information regarding such campaign available on the website
     2  of the division; and
     3    d.  utilize  other  resources  the  division deems appropriate and any
     4  other resources, private or public, identified by the division.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2023.  Effective immediately,
     6  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
     7  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
     8  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.