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S03662 Summary:

BILL NOS03662
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00677
 
SPONSORSALAZAR
 
COSPNSRCARLUCCI, COMRIE, KAPLAN
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §170-c, Exec L
 
Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions.
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S03662 Actions:

BILL NOS03662
 
02/12/2019REFERRED TO FINANCE
06/11/2019COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
06/11/2019ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1244
06/11/2019SUBSTITUTED BY A677
 A00677 AMEND= Niou
 01/09/2019referred to governmental operations
 02/05/2019reported referred to codes
 02/11/2019reported
 02/21/2019advanced to third reading cal.49
 06/03/2019passed assembly
 06/03/2019delivered to senate
 06/03/2019REFERRED TO RULES
 06/11/2019SUBSTITUTED FOR S3662
 06/11/20193RD READING CAL.1244
 06/11/2019PASSED SENATE
 06/11/2019RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 11/26/2019delivered to governor
 12/06/2019vetoed memo.172
 12/06/2019tabled
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S03662 Floor Votes:

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S03662 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3662
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 12, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD02242-01-9

        S. 3662                             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 twenty. The data shall be
    37  made available to the public in accordance with state and  federal  law,
    38  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 twenty, 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.
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