Assembly Bill A5212

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to gender balance in public authorities, industrial development agencies and local development corporations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5212 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2829, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9027
2019-2020: A587
2021-2022: A477

2023-A5212 - Summary

Relates to gender balance on boards of state and local public authorities; provides that all appointive state and local authorities heretofore or hereafter established by law or resolution shall have recommendations for appointments, or reappointments that are gender balanced.

2023-A5212 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5212
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE, AUBRY, JEAN-PIERRE, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN,
   TAYLOR, CRUZ, SIMON, DICKENS, COOK, OTIS, REYES, COLTON --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities  law, in relation to gender
   balance in state and local public authorities; and providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 2829 to read as follows:
   §  2829.  PROGRAM PROMOTING WOMEN TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARDS.
 1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT THERE IS  A  NEED  TO  PROMOTE  WOMEN  FOR
 RECOMMENDATION AND APPOINTMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARDS IN AN
 EFFORT  TO  REVERSE  A  LONG  HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON
 BOARDS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED BY THIS SECTION WOULD
 PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF GENDER AS A FACTOR  WHEN  MAKING  RECOMMENDATIONS
 AND  APPOINTMENTS  TO  STATE  AND  LOCAL  AUTHORITY BOARDS. THIS SECTION
 SERVES TO ACHIEVE THE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH THE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENTAL
 OBJECTIVE OF ATTAINING GENDER DIVERSITY ON  STATE  AND  LOCAL  AUTHORITY
 BOARDS.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
   (A) "GENDER BALANCE" MEANS PROVIDING WOMEN CANDIDATES WITH  A  PREFER-
 ENCE WHEN APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO BOARDS;
   (B)  "APPOINTING  POWER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR GOVERNMENT OR LEGISLA-
 TIVE BODY CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOMMEND  FOR  APPOINTMENT
 OR  TO  APPOINT OR REAPPOINT A PERSON OR PERSONS TO THE BOARD OF A STATE
 OR LOCAL AUTHORITY.
   (C) "BOARD" MEANS THE GOVERNING BOARD OR GOVERNING BODY OR OTHER  SUCH
 GOVERNING ENTITY OF LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03891-01-3
              

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2023-A5212A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2829, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9027
2019-2020: A587
2021-2022: A477

2023-A5212A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gender balance on boards of state and local public authorities; provides that all appointive state and local authorities heretofore or hereafter established by law or resolution shall have recommendations for appointments, or reappointments that are gender balanced.

2023-A5212A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5212--A
                                                         Cal. No. 143
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE, AUBRY, JEAN-PIERRE, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN,
   TAYLOR, CRUZ, SIMON, DICKENS, COOK, OTIS, REYES, COLTON,  LEE,  LEVEN-
   BERG  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  gender
   balance  in  state and local public authorities; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2829 to read as follows:
   § 2829. PROGRAM PROMOTING WOMEN TO STATE AND LOCAL  AUTHORITY  BOARDS.
 1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FINDS  THAT  THERE  IS A NEED TO PROMOTE WOMEN FOR
 RECOMMENDATION AND APPOINTMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARDS IN AN
 EFFORT TO REVERSE A LONG HISTORY  OF  DISCRIMINATION  AGAINST  WOMEN  ON
 BOARDS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED BY THIS SECTION WOULD
 PROVIDE  FOR  THE  USE OF GENDER AS A FACTOR WHEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
 AND APPOINTMENTS TO STATE  AND  LOCAL  AUTHORITY  BOARDS.  THIS  SECTION
 SERVES TO ACHIEVE THE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH THE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENTAL
 OBJECTIVE  OF  ATTAINING  GENDER  DIVERSITY ON STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY
 BOARDS.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
   (A)  "GENDER  BALANCE" MEANS PROVIDING WOMEN CANDIDATES WITH A PREFER-
 ENCE WHEN APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO BOARDS;
   (B) "APPOINTING POWER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR GOVERNMENT  OR  LEGISLA-
 TIVE  BODY  CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOMMEND FOR APPOINTMENT
 OR TO APPOINT OR REAPPOINT A PERSON OR PERSONS TO THE BOARD OF  A  STATE
 OR LOCAL AUTHORITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03891-02-3
              

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