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Assembly Bill A9070

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of demographic data

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2015-A9070 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6499
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง170-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2719

2015-A9070 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reporting of demographic data; requires every state agency, board or commission that directly or by contract reports demographic data resulting from any inspections or pending cases it authorizes or penalties it imposes to base such disaggregated data on race, gender and region.

2015-A9070 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9070

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KIM, ABBATE, COLTON, SKOUFIS, ZEBROWSKI -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the reporting of demo-
  graphic data

  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. REPORTING OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. 1. EVERY STATE AGENCY,  BOARD,
OR  COMMISSION  THAT  DIRECTLY  OR  BY CONTRACT REPORTS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
RESULTING FROM ANY INSPECTIONS OR PENDING CASES IT AUTHORIZES OR  PENAL-
TIES  IT IMPOSES, SHALL BASE SUCH DISAGGREGATED DATA ON RACE, GENDER AND
REGION.
  2. THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS
SECTION   SHALL   BE   INCLUDED  IN  EVERY  REPORT  RESULTING  FROM  ANY
INSPECTIONS, PENDING CASES OR PENALTIES BY THE STATE AGENCY,  BOARD,  OR
COMMISSION  PUBLISHED  OR  RELEASED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, THE CALENDAR
YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.  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 SUCH DATA ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE AGENCY
ON  OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SECTION, 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 WEBSITE,  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.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13644-02-6

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