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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6501--B
            Cal. No. 1219
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       May 4, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted  to
          the  Committee  on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted  to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit-
          tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
          amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
          third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
          LGBTQ+ advisory board
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  45-C
     2  to read as follows:
 
     3                                ARTICLE 45-C
     4                            LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD
 
     5  Section 959.   Definitions.
     6          959-a. LGBTQ+ advisory board established.
     7          959-b. Powers and duties.
     8    §  959.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following
     9  terms shall have the following meanings:
    10    1. "LGBTQ+ advisory board" or "board" shall mean the  LGBTQ+  advisory
    11  board  established pursuant to section nine hundred fifty-nine-a of this
    12  article.
    13    2. "LGBTQ+" shall mean a member of the community consisting of  lesbi-
    14  an, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and other non-cis-
    15  gender individuals, or a reference to such community as a whole.
    16    §  959-a. LGBTQ+ advisory board established. 1. There is hereby estab-
    17  lished an advisory board to be known as the "LGBTQ+ advisory board".
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11215-05-2
        S. 6501--B                          2
 
     1    2. The board shall be comprised of twelve members, to be appointed  as
     2  follows:  four members to be appointed by the governor, three members to
     3  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, three members  to
     4  be  appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member to be appointed
     5  by  the minority leader of the senate, and one member to be appointed by
     6  the minority leader of the assembly.
     7    3. All members appointed to the board shall be individuals who identi-
     8  fy as LGBTQ+. No individual shall be appointed as a board member who  is
     9  a  member  of  the New York state legislature, a statewide elected offi-
    10  cial, a commissioner of an executive agency appointed by  the  governor,
    11  or  a  state officer or employee or a legislative employee as defined in
    12  section seventy-three of the public officers law.
    13    4. The initial appointment of board members  pursuant  to  subdivision
    14  two  of  this section shall be staggered as follows: three members for a
    15  term of one year, three members for a term of two years,  three  members
    16  for  a  term of three years, and three members for a term of four years.
    17  After the initial staggering of  terms,  such  board  members  shall  be
    18  appointed  for  a  term  of four years. No such board member shall serve
    19  more than two consecutive four-year terms. The  remainder  of  any  such
    20  term  to  which  a board member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not
    21  constitute a term in determining such  board  member's  eligibility  for
    22  reappointment.
    23    5.  Vacancies  in  the membership of the commission shall be filled in
    24  the same manner provided for original appointments.   All board  members
    25  may be reappointed.
    26    6.  Board members shall receive no compensation for their services but
    27  shall be allowed their actual and necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the
    28  performance of their duties.
    29    7.  To  effectuate the purposes of this section, the board may request
    30  from any department, board, bureau, commission or other  agency  of  the
    31  state,  and  the  same  are  authorized to provide, such cooperation and
    32  assistance, services and data as will enable the board to properly carry
    33  out its functions pursuant to this section.
    34    § 959-b. Powers and duties. The board shall have the powers and duties
    35  to:
    36    1. Advise the governor regarding the development of economic,  profes-
    37  sional,  cultural,  and educational links between New York state and the
    38  LGBTQ+ community in New York state and advise state agencies in develop-
    39  ing policies designed to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community  in  New
    40  York state.
    41    2. Undertake studies, conduct research, and prepare factual reports to
    42  gather  information  to  formulate  and  present  recommendations to the
    43  governor relating to issues of concern  and  importance  to  the  LGBTQ+
    44  community in New York state.
    45    3.  Advise the governor as needed regarding any statutory, regulatory,
    46  or other issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.
    47    4. Work with state  agencies  to  develop  potential  legislation  and
    48  regulatory  changes  relating to issues of concern and importance to the
    49  LGBTQ+ community in New York state.
    50    5. Submit an annual report to the governor, the temporary president of
    51  the senate, and the speaker of the assembly detailing the actions of the
    52  board, and any recommendations of the board to address issues of concern
    53  and importance to the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.
    54    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    55  it shall have become a law.