Bill Text: NY S01739 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a joint legislative committee on racial equity in New York state to review and prepare a racial equity impact assessment on all legislation that is reported favorably to both houses of the legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S01739 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1739
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 16, 2019
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        Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment Operations
        AN ACT relating to establishing a legislative committee on racial equity
          in the New York state senate
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. a. There is hereby created  the  legislative  committee  on
     2  racial  equity in the New York state senate. The committee shall provide
     3  a racial equity impact assessment on all legislation  that  is  reported
     4  favorably  to the senate. The committee shall solicit input from members
     5  of the public, especially those individuals with  expertise  related  to
     6  racial equity issues, to aid the committee in its work.
     7    b.  The  committee shall consist of the senate majority leader, senate
     8  minority leader, and ten members appointed by the temporary president of
     9  the senate who are representative of the racial diversity that exists in
    10  New York state. Any vacancies occurring among the members of the commit-
    11  tee shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
    12    c. The committee shall (1) prepare a racial equity  impact  assessment
    13  on  all legislation that is reported favorably to the senate to minimize
    14  unanticipated adverse consequences by utilizing resources that  have  a:
    15  (i)  history  of  expertise  and positive outcomes in racial equity; and
    16  (ii) a deep understanding of ameliorating disproportionate outcomes  and
    17  unintended costs; (2) hold a hearing on any matter relating to the func-
    18  tions of the committee; (3) identify state policies and actions that, in
    19  conjunction  with  public  and private partners and in support of racial
    20  equity, can work to achieve conditions of  such;  (4)  review  and  make
    21  recommendations to align state statutes, regulations, programs, services
    22  and  budgetary  priorities;  (5)  search for any interdepartmental gaps,
    23  inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the implementation  or  attainment
    24  of  the  state  policies  and  actions; (6) identify any new laws, regu-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 1739                             2
     1  lations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to
     2  ensure and promote desired conditions of racial equity; (7) serve as  an
     3  informational resource for the senate; and (8) perform other activities,
     4  including public awareness.
     5    d.  The  committee  shall  have  the  same powers as other standing or
     6  select committees of the legislature.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.