The New York State Senate

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                                 7669--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental  Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to requiring the
  collection of certain demographic information by certain  state  agen-
  cies, boards and commissions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c
to read as follows:
  S 170-C. COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.  1. EVERY STATE  AGEN-
CY,  BOARD,  OR  COMMISSION  THAT DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT COLLECTS DEMO-
GRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN  OF  RESIDENTS  OF  THE
STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION CATEGORIES AND TABU-
LATIONS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
  2. THE TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR  EXPRESSION"  MEANS  HAVING  OR  BEING
PERCEIVED  AS HAVING A GENDER IDENTITY, SELF-IMAGE, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR
OR EXPRESSION WHETHER OR NOT THAT GENDER IDENTITY,  SELF-IMAGE,  APPEAR-
ANCE,  BEHAVIOR OR EXPRESSION IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT TRADITIONALLY ASSO-
CIATED WITH THE SEX ASSIGNED TO THAT PERSON AT BIRTH.
  3. THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE DIFFERENT COLLECTION  CATEGORIES
AND  TABULATIONS  DESCRIBED  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
INCLUDED IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT ON ANCESTRY OR  ETHNIC  ORIGINS  OF
RESIDENTS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  BY THE STATE AGENCY, BOARD, OR
COMMISSION PUBLISHED OR RELEASED ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
FIFTEEN.  THE  DATA  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION,
WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL, BY POSTING THE DATA ON THE  INTERNET
WEB  SITE  OF  THE AGENCY ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10907-03-4

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AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  BE  CONSTRUED  TO
PREVENT  ANY  OTHER STATE AGENCY FROM POSTING DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION ON THE AGENCY'S INTERNET  WEB  SITE,  IN
THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.