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Assembly Bill A6628

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of Native American affairs

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2025-A6628 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2602
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 15-D §§328-d & 328-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4552
2023-2024: S4648, S8435, S9472

2025-A6628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of Native American affairs to act as a centralized office for Native American nations to access information on state programs that are provided to Native Americans.

2025-A6628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6628
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   office of Native American affairs
 
   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  article  15-D
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-D
                     OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS
 SECTION 328-D. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
         328-E. GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES.
   § 328-D. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED
 IN  THE  EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. THE
 HEAD OF THE OFFICE SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OF NATIVE AMERICAN  AFFAIRS
 WHO  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND WHO SHALL HOLD OFFICE AT THE
 PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY TO BE FIXED BY  THE
 GOVERNOR  WITHIN  THE AMOUNT MADE AVAILABLE THEREFOR BY AN APPROPRIATION
 AND SHALL BE ALLOWED SUCH COMMISSIONER'S ACTUAL AND  NECESSARY  EXPENSES
 IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DIRECT THE WORK OF THE OFFICE AND SHALL BE
 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE OFFICE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY  APPOINT
 SUCH  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYEES  AS SUCH COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY,
 PRESCRIBE THEIR DUTIES, FIX THEIR  COMPENSATION,  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  THE
 REIMBURSEMENT  OF  THEIR  EXPENSES,  ALL  WITHIN  AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE
 THEREFOR BY APPROPRIATION.
   § 328-E. GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES. THE  OFFICE  OF  NATIVE
 AMERICAN  AFFAIRS BY AND THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S
 DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03206-01-5
 A. 6628                             2

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