Senate Bill S1051

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission

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Current Bill Status Via A3301 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S1051 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §295-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9177

2023-S1051 - Summary

Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to 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; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to 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

2023-S1051 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1051 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1051
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COONEY,  ADDABBO,  LIU,  THOMAS -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations and Government Operations
 
 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  THIRTEEN MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAN-
 DER COMMUNITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE  BANGLADE-
 SHI, 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; AND
   (3) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY.
 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 FIVE 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 GOVERNOR SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE  APPOINTED  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02690-01-3
              

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2023-S1051A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §295-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9177

2023-S1051A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to 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; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to 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

2023-S1051A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1051A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1051--A
     Cal. No. 1073
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, ADDABBO, BROUK, CHU, LIU, MARTINEZ, THOMAS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- committee
   discharged and said bill  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to a third reading,
   passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  recon-
   sidered,  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the 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;
   (4)  ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02690-03-3
              

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