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S02987 Summary:
BILL NO | S02987A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A05679-A |
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SPONSOR | PARKER |
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COSPNSR | MAY, MYRIE |
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Declares racism a public health crisis; establishes a working group within the department of health to promote racial equity throughout the state and address issues related to racism as a public health crisis. |
S02987 Actions:
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01/26/2021 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/02/2021 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/02/2021 | PRINT NUMBER 2987A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/19/2021 | 1ST REPORT CAL.661 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/20/2021 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/21/2021 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/05/2021 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/05/2021 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/05/2021 | referred to governmental operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2021 | substituted for a5679a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2021 | ordered to third reading rules cal.565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2021 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2021 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/10/2021 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/22/2021 | SIGNED CHAP.775 |
S02987 Committee Votes:
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Abbate
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Clark
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Frontus
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Lalor
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Paulin
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Sillitti
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Abinanti
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Colton
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Galef
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Lavine
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Peoples-Stokes
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Simon
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Anderson
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Conrad
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Gallagher
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Lawler
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Perry
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Simpson
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Angelino
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Cook
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Gallahan
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Lemondes
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Pheffer Amato
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Smith
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Ashby
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Cruz
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Gandolfo
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Lunsford
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Pichardo
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Smullen
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Aubry
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Cusick
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Giglio JA
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Lupardo
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Pretlow
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Solages
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Barclay
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Cymbrowitz
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Giglio JM
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Magnarelli
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Quart
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Steck
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Barnwell
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Darling
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Glick
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Mamdani
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Ra
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Stern
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Barrett
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Davila
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Gonzalez-Rojas
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Manktelow
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Rajkumar
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Stirpe
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Barron
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De La Rosa
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Goodell
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McDonald
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Ramos
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Tague
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Benedetto
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DeStefano
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Gottfried
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McDonough
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Reilly
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Tannousis
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Bichotte Hermel
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Dickens
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Griffin
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McMahon
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Reyes
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Taylor
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Blankenbush
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Dilan
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Gunther
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Meeks
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Richardson
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Thiele
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Brabenec
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Dinowitz
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Hawley
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Mikulin
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Rivera J
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Vanel
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Braunstein
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DiPietro
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Hevesi
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Miller B
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Rivera JD
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Walczyk
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Bronson
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Durso
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Hunter
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Miller M
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Rodriguez
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Walker
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Brown
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Eichenstein
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Hyndman
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Mitaynes
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Rosenthal D
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Wallace
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Burdick
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Englebright
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Jackson
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Montesano
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Rosenthal L
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Walsh
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Burgos
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Epstein
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Jacobson
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Morinello
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Rozic
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Weinstein
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Burke
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Fahy
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Jean-Pierre
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Niou
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Salka
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Weprin
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Buttenschon
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Fall
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Jensen
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Nolan
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Santabarbara
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Williams
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Byrne
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Fernandez
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Jones
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Norris
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Sayegh
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Woerner
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Byrnes
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Fitzpatrick
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Joyner
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O'Donnell
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Schmitt
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Zebrowski
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Cahill
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Forrest
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Kelles
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Otis
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Seawright
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Zinerman
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Carroll
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Friend
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Kim
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Palmesano
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Septimo
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Mr. Speaker
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S02987 Memo:
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S02987 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2987--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to declare racism a public health crisis and to establish a work- ing group to promote racial equity throughout the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature 2 hereby finds and declares that racism is a public health crisis that 3 poses a threat to the health, safety, and quality of life to as many as 4 forty-seven million Americans; and that racism negatively impacts and 5 exacerbates health inequities among historically marginalized communi- 6 ties. The legislature further finds and declares that racism contributes 7 to a national disparity between black and white infant mortality rates; 8 and that racism contributes to inequalities in housing, education, and 9 employment, and that racism negatively impacts the lives of people of 10 color in New York. The legislature further finds that race is a social 11 construct not rooted in meaningful biological differences, and this 12 system unfairly disadvantages specific individuals and communities, 13 while giving advantages to other individuals and communities. The 14 legislature further finds and declares that the impact of racism on 15 public health deserves action from all levels of government. Therefore, 16 this legislation establishes a working group to address issues related 17 to racism and ensure the health and safety of the citizens of the state. 18 § 2. There is hereby established within the department of health a 19 working group to be known as the "racial equity working group". 20 § 3. The working group shall study issues related to racism as a 21 public health crisis, and develop recommendations for legislative or 22 other actions that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate racial and 23 ethnic disparities. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07219-02-1S. 2987--A 2 1 The work group shall study: 2 (a) methods for community engagement and tools for government agencies 3 to engage with communities of color regarding healthcare services; 4 (b) partnerships to eliminate racial or ethnic disparities in educa- 5 tion, employment, housing, and criminal justice; 6 (c) measures to promote racially equitable hiring and promotion of 7 employees, including in healthcare; 8 (d) support of local, state, regional, and federal initiatives that 9 advance efforts to reduce or eliminate racism; 10 (e) measures to expand understanding of racism and how racism affects 11 individual and population health; 12 (f) secure adequate resources to successfully accomplish the aforemen- 13 tioned activities; and 14 (g) social determinants of health and how they impact the health, 15 mental health, educational and career opportunities. 16 § 4. The working group shall consist of the following: 17 (a) the state commissioner of health and his or her designee; 18 (b) one member appointed by the state commissioner of health; 19 (c) two members appointed by the governor; 20 (d) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 21 (e) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 22 (f) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and 23 (g) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate. 24 Members of the workgroup should be representative of disadvantaged 25 communities including those with limited access to healthcare services 26 and experts in minority health advocacy. 27 § 5. The members of the working group shall receive no compensation 28 for their services, but shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for 29 their reasonable, actual and necessary expenses, provided however, 30 members of the working group representing state agencies may receive 31 reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses from their respec- 32 tive agencies. 33 § 6. The working group shall issue a report on its findings, includ- 34 ing any legislative recommendations to the governor, temporary president 35 of the senate, and speaker of the assembly by December 31, 2021, and 36 every two years thereafter. 37 § 7. For the purposes of this act, the commissioner of health may 38 conduct such study and report in conjunction with any other department, 39 division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public authority of the 40 state he or she deems necessary. To the maximum extent feasible, the 41 commissioner of health shall be authorized to request, receive, and 42 utilize such resources and data of any other department, division, 43 board, bureau, commission, agency, or public authority of the state as 44 he or she may reasonably request to properly carry out his or her powers 45 and duties pursuant to this act. 46 § 8. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 47 have become a law.