Bill Text: NY S01051 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 7-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-06-10 - SUBSTITUTED BY A3301A [S01051 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01051-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1051

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  COONEY,  ADDABBO,  LIU,  THOMAS -- read twice and
          ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
          Investigations and Government Operations

        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  thirteen members representative of Asian American and Pacific Islan-
     7  der communities which may include, but not be limited to: the  Banglade-
     8  shi, 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; and
    16    (3) three members shall be appointed by the speaker of  the  assembly.
    17  The commissioner shall serve as chair of the commission.
    18    (b)  Each  member of the commission shall serve a term of three years,
    19  except that in making the first appointments  to  the  commission,  four
    20  members  shall  be  appointed to serve for one year, four for two years,
    21  and five for three years. The first appointments made by  the  temporary
    22  president  of  the senate and speaker of the assembly shall be allocated
    23  equally between the three terms of service.  The first appointments made
    24  by the governor shall be as follows: two members shall be  appointed  to

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02690-01-3
        S. 1051                             2

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