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Assembly Bill A2116A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a joint legislative committee on racial equity in New York state

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2019-A2116 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1739
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislature
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10949, S8703
2021-2022: A5567, S3067
2023-2024: S4338
2025-2026: S5282

2019-A2116 - Summary

Establishes a joint legislative committee on racial equity in New York state to review and prepare a racial equity impact assessment on all legislation that is reported favorably to both houses of the legislature.

2019-A2116 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2116
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT relating to establishing a legislative committee on racial equity
   in the New York state senate
 
   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 senate. The committee shall provide
 a racial equity impact assessment on all legislation  that  is  reported
 favorably  to the senate. 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 senate majority leader, senate
 minority leader, and ten members appointed by the temporary president of
 the senate 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 senate to minimize
 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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2019-A2116A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1739
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislature
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10949, S8703
2021-2022: A5567, S3067
2023-2024: S4338
2025-2026: S5282

2019-A2116A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a joint legislative committee on racial equity in New York state to review and prepare a racial equity impact assessment on all legislation that is reported favorably to both houses of the legislature.

2019-A2116A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2116--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO, EPSTEIN, DE LA ROSA, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT,
   QUART, TAYLOR, CRUZ, ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT relating to establishing a joint legislative committee on  racial
   equity in New York state
 
   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 joint legislative  committee
 on racial equity in New York state. The committee shall provide a racial
 equity  impact  assessment on all legislation that is favorably reported
 from both houses of the legislature. 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 majority  leaders  and  minority
 leaders  from  both  houses of the legislature, ten members appointed by
 the temporary president of the senate 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 committee shall be filled in the manner of the original  appoint-
 ment.
   c.  The  committee shall (1) prepare a racial equity impact assessment
 on all legislation that is reported favorably  to  both  houses  of  the
 legislature  to minimize 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  functions 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,

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

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