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Assembly Bill A5851

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a legislative committee on racial equity in the New York state assembly

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2017-A5851 (ACTIVE) - Details

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2017-A5851 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a legislative committee on racial equity in the New York state assembly to review and prepare a racial equity impact statement for all legislation that is reported favorably to the assembly.

2017-A5851 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5851
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT relating to establishing a legislative committee on racial equity
   in the New York state assembly
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  a.  There  is hereby created the legislative committee on
 racial equity in the  New  York  state  assembly.  The  committee  shall
 provide  a  racial  equity  impact assessment on all legislation that is
 reported favorably to the assembly. The committee  shall  solicit  input
 from  members of the public, especially those individuals with expertise
 related to racial equity issues, to aid the committee in its work.
   b. The committee shall consist of the assembly majority leader, assem-
 bly minority leader, and ten members appointed by  the  speaker  of  the
 assembly  who  are representative of the racial diversity that exists in
 New York state. Any vacancies occurring among the members of the commit-
 tee shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
   c. The committee shall (1) prepare a racial equity  impact  assessment
 on  all  legislation that is reported favorably to the assembly to mini-
 mize unanticipated adverse consequences by utilizing resources that have
 a:  (i) history of expertise and positive outcomes in racial equity; and
 (ii) a deep understanding of ameliorating disproportionate outcomes  and
 unintended costs; (2) hold a hearing on any matter relating to the func-
 tions of the committee; (3) identify state policies and actions that, in
 conjunction  with  public  and private partners and in support of racial
 equity, can work to achieve conditions of  such;  (4)  review  and  make
 recommendations to align state statutes, regulations, programs, services
 and  budgetary  priorities;  (5)  search for any interdepartmental gaps,
 inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the implementation  or  attainment
 of  the  state  policies  and  actions; (6) identify any new laws, regu-
 lations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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