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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9177--B
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 12, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  the  New
          York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission
 
          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 section  295-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  295-a.  New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. 1.
     4  (a) There is hereby established within the division the New  York  Asian
     5  American  and  Pacific Islander commission. The commission shall consist
     6  of thirteen members representative of Asian American and Pacific  Islan-
     7  der  communities which may include, but not be limited to: the Banglade-
     8  shi, Bhutanese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian,
     9  Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian,  Mongolian,  Nepalese,  Pakistani,
    10  Singaporean,  Sri  Lankan,  Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese communities.
    11  Such members shall have experience advocating on behalf of their  commu-
    12  nity, and shall be appointed as follows:
    13    (1) seven members shall be appointed by the governor;
    14    (2) three members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
    15  senate; and
    16    (3)  three  members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
    17  The commissioner shall serve as chair of the commission.
    18    (b) Each member of the commission shall serve a term of  three  years,
    19  except  that  in  making  the first appointments to the commission, four
    20  members shall be appointed to serve for one year, four  for  two  years,
    21  and  five  for three years. The first appointments made by the temporary
    22  president of the senate and speaker of the assembly shall  be  allocated
    23  equally between the three terms of service.  The first appointments made
    24  by  the  governor shall be as follows: two members shall be appointed to
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15761-04-2
        S. 9177--B                          2
 
     1  serve for one year, two members shall be  appointed  to  serve  for  two
     2  years,  and  three  members shall be appointed to serve for three years.
     3  The members shall be eligible for reappointment and  shall  serve  until
     4  their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified,  and  the term of the
     5  successor of any incumbent shall be calculated from  the  expiration  of
     6  the term of that incumbent. A vacancy occurring other than by expiration
     7  of  term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment,
     8  but for the unexpired term only.
     9    (c) A majority of the members of the  commission  shall  constitute  a
    10  quorum for the purpose of conducting the business thereof and a majority
    11  vote of all the members in office shall be necessary for action.
    12    2. The commission shall:
    13    (a)  develop  policies  to  improve the community, economic and social
    14  well-being, and the health and  educational  needs  important  to  Asian
    15  American and Pacific Islander communities in the state;
    16    (b) develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the contin-
    17  uing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in
    18  the state;
    19    (c)  create  and  implement public education campaigns regarding Asian
    20  American and Pacific Islander issues and culture;
    21    (d) increase the awareness among Asian American and  Pacific  Islander
    22  individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American
    23  and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and
    24    (e)  undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and
    25  applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in
    26  the state.
    27    3. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but
    28  they shall be entitled  to  reimbursement  for  all  necessary  expenses
    29  incurred  in  the  performance of their duties. The division may provide
    30  the commission with such staff, equipment,  and  facilities  as  it  may
    31  need.
    32    4.  The  commission shall submit an annual report on its activities to
    33  the governor and the legislature.
    34    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.