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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT establishing the Native American and Other Historically Marginal-
   ized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) (i) There is hereby established the Native American and
 Other  Historically  Marginalized  Groups  Discrimination  and Injustice
 Commission, which may be referred to in this act as the "commission".
   (ii) For the purposes of this act, "historically marginalized  groups"
 shall  refer  to  any racial, ethnic, cultural, or religious group which
 has been historically marginalized within New York state.
   (b) (i) The commission shall be composed of eleven members  who  shall
 be appointed within ninety days after the effective date of this act, as
 follows:
   (A) five members shall be appointed by the governor; and
   (B) three members each shall be appointed by the president pro tempore
 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
   (ii) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
   (iii) The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its
 members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the commis-
 sion.
   (iv)  The  members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their service as members, but shall be reimbursed for their  actual  and
 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
   (c)  (i)  The  commission  shall conduct a study on discrimination and
 injustices historically and currently faced by Native American and other
 historically marginalized people living within the state including,  but
 not limited to:
   (A) indigenous boarding schools;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B) erasure of indigenous languages;
   (C) racial and ethnic quotas in public accommodations; and
   (D)  crimes  against  humanity  and  human rights violations committed
 against Native American or individuals of another historically marginal-
 ized group.
   (ii) Upon the completion of such study, the commission shall, no later
 than two years after the effective date of this act:
   (A) submit a report of the commission's findings  to  the  legislature
 and the governor.
   (B)  recommend  appropriate  ways to educate the public of the commis-
 sion's findings.
   (C) propose legislative action which can be taken to  acknowledge  and
 atone  for  the discrimination and injustices historically and currently
 faced by Native Americans and/or  individuals  of  another  historically
 marginalized group living within the state.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed ninety days after the Native American and other  Histor-
 ically  Marginalized  Groups  Discrimination  and  Injustice  Commission
 completes its requirements under paragraph (ii) of  subdivision  (c)  of
 section one of this act; provided that, the chair of the Native American
 Discrimination  and  Injustice  Commission  shall notify the legislative
 bill drafting  commission  upon  the  completion  of  such  commission's
 requirements  under  paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of section one of
 this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and time-
 ly effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state  of
 New  York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of
 the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.