S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  123--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, STAVISKY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Investigations and Government  Operations  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Investigations  and Government Operations in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a state-
   wide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understand-
   ing of diversity
 
   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 294-a
 to read as follows:
   § 294-A. STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCEPTANCE,  INCLUSION,  TOLERANCE
 AND UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSITY. 1. THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLE-
 MENT  A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE THE ACCEPT-
 ANCE, INCLUSION, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY OF  PEOPLE
 OF  THIS  STATE,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIVERSITY BASED ON RELI-
 GION, RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABIL-
 ITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION. IN THE  DEVELOP-
 MENT  AND  IMPLEMENTATION  OF SUCH CAMPAIGN, THE DIVISION SHALL ADOPT AS
 ITS PURPOSE, THE COMBATTING OF BIAS, HATRED AND  DISCRIMINATION  IN  ALL
 THEIR  FORMS  AND  THE  PREVENTION  OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION,
 RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  AGE,  DISABILITY,
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
   2.  IN  ORDER  TO  EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN THE DIVISION
 SHALL:
   A. COORDINATE AND COOPERATE WITH  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  ORGANIZATIONS,
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01920-03-1
              

 S. 123--A                           2
 
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHURCHES, CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATIONS,  FOUNDATIONS  AND
 OTHER RELEVANT GROUPS;
   B. DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE
 DIVISION,  SOCIAL  MEDIA  CAMPAIGNS  OR OTHER MEANS DETERMINED TO BE THE
 MOST EFFECTIVE AT REACHING THE PUBLIC IN A COST EFFECTIVE MANNER;
   C. MAKE INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH CAMPAIGN AVAILABLE ON  THE  WEBSITE
 OF THE DIVISION; AND
   D.  UTILIZE  OTHER  RESOURCES  THE  DIVISION DEEMS APPROPRIATE AND ANY
 OTHER RESOURCES, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, IDENTIFIED BY THE DIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2023.  Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.