Bill Text: NY A09549 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understanding of diversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-31 - print number 9549a [A09549 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09549-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9549--A

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 24, 2020
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        Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a  state-
          wide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understand-
          ing of diversity

          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  294-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  294-a.  Statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance
     4  and understanding of diversity. 1. The division shall develop and imple-
     5  ment a statewide campaign to increase awareness and promote the  accept-
     6  ance,  inclusion, tolerance and understanding of the diversity of people
     7  of this state, including, but not limited to diversity  based  on  reli-
     8  gion, race, color, creed, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disabil-
     9  ity,  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. In the develop-
    10  ment and implementation of such campaign, the division  shall  adopt  as
    11  its  purpose,  the  combatting of bias, hatred and discrimination in all
    12  their forms and the prevention  of  discrimination  based  on  religion,
    13  race,  color,  creed,  sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability,
    14  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
    15    2. In order to effectuate the purpose of  the  campaign  the  division
    16  shall:
    17    a.  coordinate  and  cooperate  with public and private organizations,
    18  including, but not limited  to,  local  governments,  community  groups,
    19  school  districts,  churches,  charitable organizations, foundations and
    20  other relevant groups;
    21    b. develop educational materials to be distributed  in  printed  form,
    22  social  media  campaigns or other means determined to be the most effec-
    23  tive at reaching the public in a cost effective manner;
    24    c. make information regarding such campaign available on its  website;
    25  and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14702-07-0
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     1    d.  utilize  other  resources  the  division deems appropriate and any
     2  other resources, private or public, identified by the division.
     3    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     4  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
     5  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
     6  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
     7  on or before such effective date.