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                                  2041--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. FALL, MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to establish the New York State Muslim American Advisory Council

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  New York State Muslim American Advisory Council. The
 New York State Muslim American Advisory Council is  hereby  established.
 For the purposes of this act, the term "council" shall mean the New York
 State Muslim American Advisory Council established pursuant to this act.
 The council shall advise the legislature on ways to advance the role and
 civic participation of Muslim Americans in New York state. Additionally,
 the  council  shall  recommend strategies to better integrate Muslims in
 New York state socially, educationally, culturally and economically. The
 council shall facilitate relationship-building in the  Muslim  community
 to   achieve   goals   related   to  international  commerce  in  Muslim
 countries/communities, and identify ways to more effectively disseminate
 information and outreach to Muslim Americans  regarding  state  programs
 and  services.  The  council shall advise the legislature on appropriate
 policy developments, official directives, and other  issues  of  signif-
 icance  impacting  New  York  state's  Muslims.  The council shall bring
 important faith-based issues based on factual findings to  the  legisla-
 ture's  attention  and  make recommendations to address such issues. The
 council shall also strengthen communication between the state and Muslim
 leadership and the general community.
   § 2. The council shall consist of ten members, as follows:
   a. five members shall  be  representatives  of  community-based/faith-
 based organizations that advise or assist Muslim American communities.
   b.  one  member  shall  be appointed by the temporary president of the
 senate.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   c. one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
   d. one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
   e.  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
 bly.
   f. one remaining member shall be appointed by the governor.
   § 3. Each member of the council shall serve for a term of  four  years
 or  until his or her successor is appointed.  A member appointed to fill
 a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the member he or  she
 is appointed to succeed.
   §  4.  The  members  of  the council shall receive no compensation for
 their services but shall be reimbursed for their expenses  actually  and
 necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
   §  5.  The council shall select a chair and a secretary from among the
 members.
   § 6. The council shall meet as frequently as necessary, but  not  less
 than  four times per year. Such meetings shall be held at such locations
 as the council may determine. All such meetings shall be subject to  the
 open meetings law.
   §  7.  Each  member  of  the council shall be entitled to designate in
 writing a representative to attend meetings in his or her place  and  to
 vote or otherwise act on his or her behalf in his or her absence.
   § 8. The council shall present strategies to the legislature to better
 integrate  Muslims in New York state socially, educationally, culturally
 and economically in writing in the form of an annual report approximate-
 ly sixteen months from the establishment of  the  council  and  annually
 thereafter.
   §  9. The report shall consist of factual findings, progress analyses,
 and recommendations regarding the implementation of state  programs  and
 services as it affects Muslim Americans.
   § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.