Rpld §295-a, add §94-d, Exec L; amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.1051-A & A.3301-A)
Establishes a 13 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; provides for the duties of the commission.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8550
IN ASSEMBLY
January 8, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the New
York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission and providing for
its duties; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the execu-
tive law relating to establishing the New York Asian American and
Pacific Islander commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
S. 1051-A and A. 3301-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof;
and to repeal section 295-a of the executive law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 295-a of the executive law, as added by a chapter
2 of the laws of 2023 amending the executive law relating to establishing
3 the New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission, as proposed
4 in legislative bills numbers S. 1051-A and A. 3301-A, is REPEALED.
5 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 94-d to read
6 as follows:
7 § 94-d. New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. 1.
8 (a) There is hereby established within the department of state the New
9 York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. The commission
10 shall consist of thirteen members representative of Asian American and
11 Pacific Islander communities which may include, but not be limited to:
12 the Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian,
13 Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese,
14 Pakistani, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese
15 communities. Such members shall have experience advocating on behalf of
16 their community, and shall be appointed as follows:
17 (1) seven members shall be appointed by the governor;
18 (2) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
19 senate;
20 (3) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
21 (4) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
22 senate; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (5) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
2 bly.
3 The secretary of state, or their designee, shall serve as chair of the
4 commission.
5 (b) Each member of the commission shall serve a term of three years,
6 except that in making the first appointments to the commission, four
7 members shall be appointed to serve for one year, four for two years,
8 and five for three years. The first appointments made by the temporary
9 president of the senate and speaker of the assembly shall be allocated
10 equally between the one-year and two-year terms of service. The first
11 appointments made by the minority leaders shall serve for three years.
12 The first appointments made by the governor shall be as follows: two
13 members shall be appointed to serve for one year, two members shall be
14 appointed to serve for two years, and three members shall be appointed
15 to serve for three years. The members shall be eligible for reappoint-
16 ment and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified,
17 and the term of the successor of any incumbent shall be calculated from
18 the expiration of the term of that incumbent. A vacancy occurring other
19 than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the
20 original appointment, but for the unexpired term only.
21 (c) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a
22 quorum for the purpose of conducting the business thereof and a majority
23 vote of all the members in office shall be necessary for action.
24 2. The commission shall make recommendations regarding the following:
25 (a) policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being,
26 and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and
27 Pacific Islander communities in the state;
28 (b) statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of
29 Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state;
30 (c) public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific
31 Islander issues and culture;
32 (d) ways to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific
33 Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian
34 American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole.
35 3. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but
36 they shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses
37 incurred in the performance of their duties.
38 4. The commission shall submit an annual report on its activities to
39 the governor and the legislature.
40 § 3. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the executive
41 law relating to establishing the New York Asian American and Pacific
42 Islander commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1051-A
43 and A. 3301-A, is amended to read as follows:
44 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
45 deemed repealed five years after such date.
46 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
47 sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and
48 in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the execu-
49 tive law relating to establishing the New York Asian American and Pacif-
50 ic Islander commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
51 1051-A and A. 3301-A, takes effect.
