Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 24, 2020 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A9562
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ARROYO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Catalina Cruz
Karines Reyes
Anthony D'Urso
Nathalia Fernandez
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Joseph Lentol
2019-A9562 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7613
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §296-e, Exec L
2019-A9562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9562 I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a work- place sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination hotline 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 296-e to read as follows: § 296-E. WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT, HARASSMENT, AND DISCRIMINATION HOTLINE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "SEXUAL HARASSMENT, HARASSMENT, OR DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORK- PLACE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE. (B) "THE HOTLINE" SHALL MEAN THE TOLL FREE NUMBER DIRECTED TO BE ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. 2. THE DIVISION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, SHALL ESTABLISH A SINGLE TOLL FREE NUMBER, WHICH A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE MAY USE TO CONTACT A DESIGNEE APPOINTED BY THE DIVISION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT REGARDING SEXUAL HARASS- MENT, HARASSMENT, OR DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLE- MENTATION OF THE HOTLINE. 4. TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE HOTLINE, THE DIVISION AND THE DEPART- MENT OF LABOR SHALL EACH PROMINENTLY PROMOTE THE HOTLINE ON THEIR INTER- NET WEBSITES AND SHALL, IN COOPERATION, DEVELOP PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCE- MENTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS, PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION STATIONS, AND PRINT MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THE HOTLINE. SUCH WEBSITE PROMOTIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLISH AND SUCH OTHER LANGUAGES AS THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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