Senate Bill S5690

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to racial and ethnic impact statements on bills

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A293
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§52-a, 52-b & 52-c, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5921, A7519
2019-2020: S4388, A3422
2021-2022: S4745, A4348

2023-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to racial and ethnic impact statements on bills.

2023-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5690
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to  racial  and  ethnic
   impact statements on bills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "racial and
 ethnic equity act".
   § 2. Legislative findings  and  intent.  The  legislature  finds  that
 minorities are historically overrepresented in the New York correctional
 population  and  that adverse racial disparities occur at every stage of
 the criminal justice system. Black people  are  dramatically  overrepre-
 sented  in  New  York's correctional population. In 2015, they accounted
 for only 17.6 percent of the state's total population. Yet, as of  Janu-
 ary  2016,  black  people made up 49 percent of the total offender popu-
 lation under custody. Latinos are also overrepresented  in  the  correc-
 tional population. In 2015, they accounted for 18.8 percent of the state
 population and, in 2016, just under a quarter of the offender population
 under  custody.  While the state of New York has effectively reduced the
 total prison population through the adoption of alternative to incarcer-
 ation programs and other forms  of  diversion,  the  racially  disparate
 correctional  population  remains an indefatigable aspect of the justice
 system. The role of New York State Permanent Commission on Sentencing is
 to evaluate sentencing laws and practices  and  recommend  reforms  that
 will improve the quality and effectiveness of statewide sentencing poli-
 cy;  however, this entity does not evaluate the role of sentencing stat-
 utes on racial and ethnic minorities.
   In New York State, black children are overrepresented at each stage of
 the child welfare process.  Additionally,  Black,  Hispanic  and  Native
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01035-01-3
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