Establishes the Native American and Other Historically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission which shall complete a study and submit a report regarding discrimination and injustices historically and currently faced by indigenous people and other historically marginalized groups living within the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3716
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
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:
1 Section 1. (a) (i) There is hereby established the Native American and
2 Other Historically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice
3 Commission, which may be referred to in this act as the "commission".
4 (ii) For the purposes of this act, "historically marginalized groups"
5 shall refer to any racial, ethnic, cultural, or religious group which
6 has been historically marginalized within New York state.
7 (b) (i) The commission shall be composed of eleven members who shall
8 be appointed within ninety days after the effective date of this act, as
9 follows:
10 (A) five members shall be appointed by the governor; and
11 (B) three members each shall be appointed by the president pro tempore
12 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
13 (ii) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
14 (iii) The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its
15 members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the commis-
16 sion.
17 (iv) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
18 their service as members, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
19 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
20 (c) (i) The commission shall conduct a study on discrimination and
21 injustices historically and currently faced by Native American and other
22 historically marginalized people living within the state including, but
23 not limited to:
24 (A) indigenous boarding schools;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (B) erasure of indigenous languages;
2 (C) racial and ethnic quotas in public accommodations; and
3 (D) crimes against humanity and human rights violations committed
4 against Native American or individuals of another historically marginal-
5 ized group.
6 (ii) Upon the completion of such study, the commission shall, no later
7 than two years after the effective date of this act:
8 (A) submit a report of the commission's findings to the legislature
9 and the governor.
10 (B) recommend appropriate ways to educate the public of the commis-
11 sion's findings.
12 (C) propose legislative action which can be taken to acknowledge and
13 atone for the discrimination and injustices historically and currently
14 faced by Native Americans and/or individuals of another historically
15 marginalized group living within the state.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
17 deemed repealed ninety days after the Native American and other Histor-
18 ically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission
19 completes its requirements under paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of
20 section one of this act; provided that, the chair of the Native American
21 Discrimination and Injustice Commission shall notify the legislative
22 bill drafting commission upon the completion of such commission's
23 requirements under paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of section one of
24 this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and time-
25 ly effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of
26 New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of
27 the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
