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                                  3301--A
                                                            R. R. 338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, KIM, MAMDANI, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DILAN,
   ROZIC,  PAULIN,  WEPRIN, LAVINE, SAYEGH, PHEFFER AMATO, JOYNER, LUCAS,
   VANEL, WALLACE, McMAHON, BENEDETTO, CRUZ, D. ROSENTHAL, REYES,  SEPTI-
   MO,  LUNSFORD,  HEVESI,  OTIS,  STERN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  CLARK, BARRETT,
   EPSTEIN,  GLICK,  BURGOS,  SILLITTI,  DE LOS SANTOS,  ANDERSON,  RAGA,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  SIMON, LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Ways  and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   -- ordered to a third reading -- amended on the special order of third
   reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
   special order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New
   York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission
 
   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 295-a
 to read as follows:
   § 295-A. NEW YORK ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER  COMMISSION.  1.
 (A)  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION THE NEW YORK ASIAN
 AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  CONSIST
 OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
 COMMUNITIES  WHICH  MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE BANGLADESHI,
 BHUTANESE, CAMBODIAN,  CHINESE,  FILIPINO,  HMONG,  INDIAN,  INDONESIAN,
 JAPANESE,  KOREAN,  LAOTIAN,  MALAYSIAN, MONGOLIAN, NEPALESE, PAKISTANI,
 SINGAPOREAN, SRI LANKAN, TAIWANESE, THAI,  AND  VIETNAMESE  COMMUNITIES.
 SUCH  MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR COMMU-
 NITY, AND SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (1) SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (2) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (3) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (4) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE; AND
   (5) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
   (B)  EACH  MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SERVE A TERM OF THREE YEARS,
 EXCEPT THAT IN MAKING THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS  TO  THE  COMMISSION,  FOUR
 MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR, FOUR FOR TWO YEARS,
 AND SEVEN FOR THREE YEARS. THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE ALLOCATED
 EQUALLY BETWEEN THE THREE TERMS OF SERVICE.  THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS MADE
 BY THE MINORITY LEADERS SHALL SERVE FOR THREE YEARS.  THE FIRST APPOINT-
 MENTS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:  TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR, TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE
 FOR  TWO  YEARS, AND THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR THREE
 YEARS. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND  SHALL  SERVE
 UNTIL  THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED, AND THE TERM OF THE
 SUCCESSOR OF ANY INCUMBENT SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM  THE  EXPIRATION  OF
 THE TERM OF THAT INCUMBENT. A VACANCY OCCURRING OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION
 OF  TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT,
 BUT FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM ONLY.
   (C) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  CONSTITUTE  A
 QUORUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS THEREOF AND A MAJORITY
 VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS IN OFFICE SHALL BE NECESSARY FOR ACTION.
   2. THE COMMISSION SHALL:
   (A)  DEVELOP  POLICIES  TO  IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
 WELL-BEING, AND THE HEALTH AND  EDUCATIONAL  NEEDS  IMPORTANT  TO  ASIAN
 AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE;
   (B) DEVELOP AND COORDINATE STATEWIDE PROGRAMS, RECOGNIZING THE CONTIN-
 UING CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER INDIVIDUALS IN
 THE STATE;
   (C)  CREATE  AND  IMPLEMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS REGARDING ASIAN
 AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ISSUES AND CULTURE;
   (D) INCREASE THE AWARENESS AMONG ASIAN AMERICAN AND  PACIFIC  ISLANDER
 INDIVIDUALS OF STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES THAT MAY BENEFIT ASIAN AMERICAN
 AND PACIFIC ISLANDER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE; AND
   (E)  UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THE COMMISSION DEEMS NECESSARY AND
 APPLICABLE TO SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES IN
 THE STATE.
   3. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION, BUT
 THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED  TO  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  ALL  NECESSARY  EXPENSES
 INCURRED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. THE DIVISION MAY PROVIDE
 THE COMMISSION WITH SUCH STAFF, EQUIPMENT,  AND  FACILITIES  AS  IT  MAY
 NEED.
   4.  THE  COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ITS ACTIVITIES TO
 THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.