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A07352 Summary:

A07352 Actions:

A07352 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Peoples-Stokes      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:11/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Nay
Benedetto
Aye
Lalor
Excused
Glick
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Kim
Excused
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Lentol
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/16/2017AYE/NAY:22/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A07352 Floor Votes:

A07352 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7352
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 24, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
          collection  of  certain demographic information by certain state agen-
          cies, boards and commissions

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
     2  declares the following:
     3    (a) Asian Americans as well as  Native  Hawaiians  and  other  Pacific
     4  Islanders  are  an  incredibly diverse group. Due to this diversity, the
     5  United States Office  of  Management  and  Budget's  Statistical  Policy
     6  Directive No. 15, entitled Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statis-
     7  tics  and  Administrative  Reporting,  separated  the "Asian and Pacific
     8  Islander" category into two distinct and separate categories, now called
     9  "Asians" and "Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders,"  and  these
    10  two distinct categories were used in the 2000 United States Census.  The
    11  United  States  Census  Bureau  currently  reports data for more than 20
    12  different ethnicities within these two categories.
    13    (b) While Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and other Pacif-
    14  ic Islanders are often misrepresented as a homogeneous group,  they  are
    15  an  extremely  diverse  group,  with  ethnicities from over 30 different
    16  countries. Although Asian American as well as Native Hawaiian and  other
    17  Pacific  Islander  communities  in  this  state  share  geographical and
    18  cultural commonalities, they  also  experience  diverse  social,  educa-
    19  tional,  health,  and  economic  differences  that  are  unique to their
    20  respective communities.
    21    (c) Existing state law requires state demographic data to be collected
    22  for Asian and some Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander  ethnic  groups.
    23  However,  additional  ethnic groups reported by the United States Census
    24  Bureau are not included that reflect changing  demographics  and  intra-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05204-01-7
        A. 7352                             2
 
     1  state  migration  patterns.  Most  state  agencies  are currently not in
     2  compliance with existing state law or have not made the  collected  data
     3  accessible.  Data should be updated on a regular basis and made accessi-
     4  ble  to the public so that regional and local governments, elected offi-
     5  cials, decision makers, and other stakeholders can use  the  information
     6  to strategically target programs for those most in need.
     7    (d) Given the diversity of languages and cultures, separating data for
     8  additional  Asian  and  additional  Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
     9  ethnic groups and making the data publicly accessible are  critical  for
    10  enhancing  our  state's  understanding  of  the needs and experiences of
    11  these different communities.
    12    § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  170-c  to
    13  read as follows:
    14    §  170-c. Collection of demographic information.  1. Every state agen-
    15  cy, board, or commission that directly or  by  contract  collects  demo-
    16  graphic  data  as  to  the ancestry or ethnic origin of residents of the
    17  state of New York shall use separate  collection  categories  and  tabu-
    18  lations for the following:
    19    (a)  each  major  Asian group, including, but not limited to, Chinese,
    20  Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Laotian,  Cambodi-
    21  an,  Bangladeshi,  Hmong,  Indonesian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan,
    22  Taiwanese, Nepalese, Burmese, Tibetan, and Thai; and
    23    (b) each major Pacific Islander group, including, but not limited  to,
    24  Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Fijian and Tongan; or
    25    (c) other Asian or Pacific Island group.
    26    2.    Every  state  agency,  board,  or commission that directly or by
    27  contract collects demographic data as to the ancestry or  ethnic  origin
    28  of  residents  of  the  state  of New York shall use separate collection
    29  categories and tabulations for the following:
    30    (a) the primary language; and
    31    (b) the place of birth or country of origin.
    32    3. The data collected pursuant to the different collection  categories
    33  and  tabulations described in subdivision (a) shall be included in every
    34  demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins  of  residents  of  the
    35  state of New York by the state agency, board, or commission published or
    36  released  on  or after July first, two thousand eighteen. The data shall
    37  be made available to the public in accordance  with  state  and  federal
    38  law,  except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed
    39  confidential, by posting the data on the internet web site of the agency
    40  on or before July first, two thousand eighteen, and annually thereafter.
    41  This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent any other state agen-
    42  cy from posting data collected pursuant to subdivision (a) on the  agen-
    43  cy's internet web site, in the manner prescribed by this section.
    44    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    45  it shall have become a law.