Bill Text: NY S06501 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes the LGBTQ+ advisory board to make recommendations, conduct research, and more regarding the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-11-23 - VETOED MEMO.77 [S06501 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S06501-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6501--B Cal. No. 1219 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the LGBTQ+ advisory board 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 article 45-C 2 to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 45-C 4 LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD 5 Section 959. Definitions. 6 959-a. LGBTQ+ advisory board established. 7 959-b. Powers and duties. 8 § 959. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following 9 terms shall have the following meanings: 10 1. "LGBTQ+ advisory board" or "board" shall mean the LGBTQ+ advisory 11 board established pursuant to section nine hundred fifty-nine-a of this 12 article. 13 2. "LGBTQ+" shall mean a member of the community consisting of lesbi- 14 an, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and other non-cis- 15 gender individuals, or a reference to such community as a whole. 16 § 959-a. LGBTQ+ advisory board established. 1. There is hereby estab- 17 lished an advisory board to be known as the "LGBTQ+ advisory board". EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11215-05-2S. 6501--B 2 1 2. The board shall be comprised of twelve members, to be appointed as 2 follows: four members to be appointed by the governor, three members to 3 be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, three members to 4 be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member to be appointed 5 by the minority leader of the senate, and one member to be appointed by 6 the minority leader of the assembly. 7 3. All members appointed to the board shall be individuals who identi- 8 fy as LGBTQ+. No individual shall be appointed as a board member who is 9 a member of the New York state legislature, a statewide elected offi- 10 cial, a commissioner of an executive agency appointed by the governor, 11 or a state officer or employee or a legislative employee as defined in 12 section seventy-three of the public officers law. 13 4. The initial appointment of board members pursuant to subdivision 14 two of this section shall be staggered as follows: three members for a 15 term of one year, three members for a term of two years, three members 16 for a term of three years, and three members for a term of four years. 17 After the initial staggering of terms, such board members shall be 18 appointed for a term of four years. No such board member shall serve 19 more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any such 20 term to which a board member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not 21 constitute a term in determining such board member's eligibility for 22 reappointment. 23 5. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in 24 the same manner provided for original appointments. All board members 25 may be reappointed. 26 6. Board members shall receive no compensation for their services but 27 shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 28 performance of their duties. 29 7. To effectuate the purposes of this section, the board may request 30 from any department, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the 31 state, and the same are authorized to provide, such cooperation and 32 assistance, services and data as will enable the board to properly carry 33 out its functions pursuant to this section. 34 § 959-b. Powers and duties. The board shall have the powers and duties 35 to: 36 1. Advise the governor regarding the development of economic, profes- 37 sional, cultural, and educational links between New York state and the 38 LGBTQ+ community in New York state and advise state agencies in develop- 39 ing policies designed to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community in New 40 York state. 41 2. Undertake studies, conduct research, and prepare factual reports to 42 gather information to formulate and present recommendations to the 43 governor relating to issues of concern and importance to the LGBTQ+ 44 community in New York state. 45 3. Advise the governor as needed regarding any statutory, regulatory, 46 or other issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ community in New York state. 47 4. Work with state agencies to develop potential legislation and 48 regulatory changes relating to issues of concern and importance to the 49 LGBTQ+ community in New York state. 50 5. Submit an annual report to the governor, the temporary president of 51 the senate, and the speaker of the assembly detailing the actions of the 52 board, and any recommendations of the board to address issues of concern 53 and importance to the LGBTQ+ community in New York state. 54 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 55 it shall have become a law.
