Assembly Bill A609A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A609 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8103
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2611, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11303, S8415
2019-2020: A3162, S215
2023-2024: A427, S5105

2021-A609 - Summary

Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training to be completed by employees of such agencies annually.

2021-A609 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    609
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, COOK, SIMON,
   REYES, NIOU, DARLING -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
   of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training program

   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.  ANTI-BIAS  AND INCLUSION TRAINING PROGRAM.  1. THE DIVISION
 SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF
 PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVEL-
 OPMENT  AUTHORITY,  AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND
 ALL PRIVATE CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR  THE  STATE  AT  SUCH  AGENCIES  WHO
 PERFORM  PUBLIC-FACING  FUNCTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM
 "PUBLIC-FACING FUNCTION" SHALL MEAN JOB FUNCTIONS  THAT  REQUIRE  INTER-
 ACTION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
   2.  ALL EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE CONTRACTORS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL COMPLETE SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM BIANNUALLY.
   3. SUCH ANTI-BIAS AND INCLUSION TRAINING PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
 SHALL  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO: (A) GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND
 BIAS, INCLUDING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS; (B) TOOLS TO CREATE AN  INCLUSIVE  AND
 RESPECTFUL  WORK ENVIRONMENT; (C) EXAMINATION OF EMPLOYEE'S OWN PERSONAL
 BIASES; AND (D) IDENTIFICATION OF WAYS TO RESPOND TO DISCRIMINATION  AND
 BIAS.
   4.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS HE OR SHE
 DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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2021-A609A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8103
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2611, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11303, S8415
2019-2020: A3162, S215
2023-2024: A427, S5105

2021-A609A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training to be completed by employees of such agencies annually.

2021-A609A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  609--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, COOK, SIMON,
   REYES, NIOU, DARLING -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   Olympic regional  development  authority,  in  consultation  with  the
   department  of environmental conservation and division of human rights
   to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivisions  15  and  16 of section 2611 of the public
 authorities law, subdivision 15 as amended by section 3  of  part  C  of
 chapter  60  of  the laws of 2012 and subdivision 16 as added by chapter
 404 of the laws of 1981 and as renumbered by chapter 38 of the  laws  of
 1987, are amended and a new subdivision 17 is added to read as follows:
   15.  To  procure insurance against any loss or liability in connection
 with the use, management, maintenance and operation of the participating
 olympic facilities and/or Belleayre Mountain ski center, in such amounts
 and from such insurers, subject to public bidding as it deems desirable;
 [and]
   16. To do all things necessary, convenient or desirable to  carry  out
 its  purposes  and for the exercise of the powers granted in this title;
 AND
   17. TO DEVELOP, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL
 CONSERVATION  AND  THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AN ANTI-BIAS AND INCLU-
 SION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  AND  ALL
 PRIVATE  CONTRACTORS  WORKING FOR THE STATE AT SUCH AGENCIES, WORKING IN
 TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS OR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ADIRONDACK PARK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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