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Dec 22, 2021 | approval memo.109 signed chap.745 |
Dec 10, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1793 substituted for s6639a |
Jun 10, 2021 | substituted by a6896a ordered to third reading cal.1793 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2021 | print number 6639a |
Jun 03, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to finance |
May 10, 2021 | referred to finance |
senate Bill S6639A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6896 - Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
S6639 - Details
S6639 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6639 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions PURPOSE: To keep a more accurate and relevant public record of Asian-American populations in the State of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Legislative Intent Section 2 - The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c requiring that every state agency, board, or commission that directly collects data on ethnic origin for residents of the state of New York would use separate categories for a number of Asian groups included but
S6639 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6639 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agen- cies, boards and commissions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (a) Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are an incredibly diverse group. Due to this diversity, the United States Office of Management and Budget's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, entitled Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statis- tics and Administrative Reporting, separated the "Asian and Pacific Islander" category into two distinct and separate categories, now called "Asians" and "Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders," and these two distinct categories were used in the 2000 United States Census. The United States Census Bureau currently reports data for more than 20 different ethnicities within these two categories. (b) While Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and other Pacif- ic Islanders are often misrepresented as a homogeneous group, they are an extremely diverse group, with ethnicities from over 30 different countries. Although Asian American as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities in this state share geographical and cultural commonalities, they also experience diverse social, educa- tional, health, and economic differences that are unique to their respective communities. (c) Existing state law requires state demographic data to be collected for Asian and some Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups. However, additional ethnic groups reported by the United States Census Bureau are not included that reflect changing demographics and intra- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Kevin Thomas
(D) 6th Senate District
S6639A (ACTIVE) - Details
S6639A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6639A SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards, departments and commissions PURPOSE: To keep a more accurate and relevant public record of Asian-American populations in the State of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Legislative Intent Section 2 - The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c requiring that every state agency, board, or commission that directly collects data on ethnic origin for residents of the state of New York
S6639A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6639--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agen- cies, boards, departments and commissions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (a) Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are an incredibly diverse group. Due to this diversity, the United States Office of Management and Budget's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, entitled Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statis- tics and Administrative Reporting, separated the "Asian and Pacific Islander" category into two distinct and separate categories, now called "Asians" and "Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders," and these two distinct categories were used in the 2000 United States Census. The United States Census Bureau currently reports data for more than 20 different ethnicities within these two categories. (b) While Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and other Pacif- ic Islanders are often misrepresented as a homogeneous group, they are an extremely diverse group, with ethnicities from over 30 different countries. Although Asian American as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities in this state share geographical and cultural commonalities, they also experience diverse social, educa- tional, health, and economic differences that are unique to their respective communities. (c) Existing state law requires state demographic data to be collected for Asian and some Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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