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Jan 06, 2023 | referred to governmental operations |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Rebecca Seawright
Steven Otis
A358 (ACTIVE) - Details
A358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 358 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations 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. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-g to read as follows: § 170-G. COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER EXPRESSION. 1. EVERY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION THAT DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT COLLECTS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN OF RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION CATEGORIES AND TABULATIONS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION. 2. THE TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" MEANS HAVING OR BEING PERCEIVED AS HAVING A GENDER IDENTITY, SELF-IMAGE, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR OR EXPRESSION WHETHER OR NOT THAT GENDER IDENTITY, SELF-IMAGE, APPEAR- ANCE, BEHAVIOR OR EXPRESSION IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT TRADITIONALLY ASSO- CIATED WITH THE SEX ASSIGNED TO THAT PERSON AT BIRTH. 3. THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE DIFFERENT COLLECTION CATEGORIES AND TABULATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT ON ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGINS OF RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE STATE AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION PUBLISHED OR RELEASED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, IN THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE DATA SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, EXCEPT FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL, BY POSTING THE DATA ON THE INTERNET WEB SITE OF THE AGENCY ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, IN THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01613-01-3