NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6501

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Jun 02, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.621 substituted for a9648a
Jun 01, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 23, 2022	amended on third reading 6501b
May 16, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2022	1st report cal.1219
Mar 21, 2022	print number 6501a
Mar 21, 2022	amend and recommit to finance
Jan 05, 2022	referred to finance
May 04, 2021	referred to finance

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S6501
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Felder
  May 10, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote
  S6501
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 10, 2022
      
      aye (21)
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      O'Mara
      
      absent (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2021-S6501 - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 45-C §§959 - 959-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5532

2021-S6501 - Summary

Establishes the LGBTQ+ advisory board to make recommendations, conduct research, and more regarding the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.

2021-S6501 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6501

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
LGBTQ+ advisory board

 
PURPOSE:

Establishes the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Provides applicable definitions for "LGBTQ+ advisory board"
and "LGBTQ+."

Establishes the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board.

Sets forth the make-up of and selection for the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
and length of terms of service.

Establishes the powers and duties of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, which
will encompass gathering information on issues surrounding the LGBTQ+
community in New York State, and reporting these findings to state offi-
cials so that informed choices can be made in making New York State a
place that is responsive to the economic, political, and social needs of
LGBTQ+ individuals.

Section 2: Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State has long been a leader on LGBTQ+ inclusion. From the
Stonewall Uprising to the legalization of marriage equality, the Empire
State is justifiably proud of many parts of its history. Since 2016, the
state has convened an informal group of LGBTQ+ stakeholders to provide
advice and guidance to the executive branch on current issues, in recog-
nition of the importance of remaining ahead of the curve on emerging
issues. It is appropriate that the state should formalize this informal
group into a formal advisory committee in order to provide LGBTQ+ New
Yorkers with a permanent voice in Albany that can advise the executive
and legislature on how the state can continue to remain a leader in
inclusion.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

Minimal.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2021-S6501 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6501
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  45-C
 to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 45-C
                           LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD
 
 SECTION 959.   DEFINITIONS.
         959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED.
         959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES.
   §  959.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD" OR "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE  LGBTQ+  ADVISORY
 BOARD  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   2. "LGBTQ+" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF  LESBI-
 AN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR QUESTIONING, AND OTHER NON-CIS-
 GENDER INDIVIDUALS, OR A REFERENCE TO SUCH COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
   §  959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED AN ADVISORY BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE "LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD".
   2. THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF TWENTY-SIX MEMBERS, TO BE APPOINTED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) TWENTY-ONE MEMBERS WHO ARE NON-LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS,
 WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST  FIFTEEN  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  IDENTIFY  AS
 LGBTQ+,  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND BE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11215-01-1

 S. 6501                             2
 
 TION BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY; AND
   (B) THE FOLLOWING FIVE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
   (I) THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   (II) THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   (III) THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   (IV) THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OR THEIR DESIGNEE; AND
   (V)  THE  EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE
 PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR THEIR DESIGNEE.
   3. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD APPOINTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B)
 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  SERVE  TERMS  COINCIDENT  WITH
 THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE.
   4.  THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE STAGGERED AS  FOLLOWS:  FIVE
 MEMBERS  FOR  A  TERM OF ONE YEAR, FIVE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS,
 FIVE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS, AND SIX MEMBERS FOR  A  TERM  OF
 FOUR  YEARS.  AFTER  THE INITIAL STAGGERING OF TERMS, SUCH BOARD MEMBERS
 SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS. NO SUCH BOARD MEMBER  SHALL
 SERVE  MORE  THAN  TWO CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS. THE REMAINDER OF ANY
 SUCH TERM TO WHICH A BOARD MEMBER IS APPOINTED TO FILL A  VACANCY  SHALL
 NOT CONSTITUTE A TERM IN DETERMINING SUCH BOARD MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY FOR
 REAPPOINTMENT.
   5. APPOINTMENTS TO FILL BOARD VACANCIES, OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF A
 TERM,  SHALL BE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERMS. BOARD VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS. ALL BOARD  MEMBERS  MAY
 BE REAPPOINTED.
   6.  BOARD MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT
 SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   7. THE GOVERNOR SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT TO THE BOARD. ALL AGENCIES
 OF THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE BOARD UPON REQUEST.
   § 959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES
 TO:
   1.  ADVISE THE GOVERNOR REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC, PROFES-
 SIONAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL LINKS BETWEEN  NEW  YORK
 STATE AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   2.  UNDERTAKE  STUDIES,  SPONSOR  SYMPOSIUMS,  CONDUCT  RESEARCH,  AND
 PREPARE FACTUAL REPORTS TO GATHER INFORMATION TO FORMULATE  AND  PRESENT
 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR RELATING TO ISSUES OF CONCERN AND IMPOR-
 TANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3. ADVISE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
 SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY AS NEEDED REGARDING ANY STATUTORY, REGULATORY,
 OR OTHER ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   4. APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM  THE
 PUBLIC,  OR  PRIVATE  SOURCES,  INCLUDING  ANY  MATCHING FUNDS AS MAY BE
 DESIGNATED IN AN APPROPRIATION ACT, TO ENABLE IT TO BETTER CARRY OUT ITS
 OBJECTIVES.
   5. SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY DETAILING THE ACTIONS OF THE
 BOARD, AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

2021-S6501A - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 45-C §§959 - 959-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5532

2021-S6501A - Summary

Establishes the LGBTQ+ advisory board to make recommendations, conduct research, and more regarding the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.

2021-S6501A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6501A

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
LGBTQ+ advisory board

 
PURPOSE:

To establish a permanent advisory board on LGBTQ+ issues.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Sets forth the make-up of and selection for the LGBTQ+ Advi-
sory Board and length of terms of service. Establishes the powers and
duties of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, which will encompass gathering
information on issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community in New York
State, and reporting these findings to state officials so that informed
choices can be made in keeping New York State a place that is responsive
to the economic, political, and social needs of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Section 2: provides the effective date.

** The A-print of this bill reduces the board to 12 members. **

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State has long been a leader on LGBTQ+ inclusion. From the
Stonewall Uprising to the legalization of marriage equality, the Empire
State is justifiably proud of many parts of its history. Since 2016, the
state has convened an informal group of LGBTQ+ stakeholders to provide
advice and guidance to the executive branch on current issues, in recog-
nition of the importance of remaining ahead of the curve on emerging
issues. It is appropriate that the state should formalize this informal
group into a formal advisory committee in order to provide LGBTQ+ New
Yorkers with a permanent voice in Albany that can advise the executive
and legislature on how the state can continue to remain a leader in
inclusion at a time when many jurisdictions would turn back the clock on
progress.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

Minimal.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.   
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S6501A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6501--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                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

 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:
 
   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 45-C
 to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 45-C
                           LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD
 
 SECTION 959.   DEFINITIONS.
         959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED.
         959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES.
   § 959. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "LGBTQ+  ADVISORY BOARD" OR "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE LGBTQ+ ADVISORY
 BOARD ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   2.  "LGBTQ+" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF LESBI-
 AN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR QUESTIONING, AND OTHER NON-CIS-
 GENDER INDIVIDUALS, OR A REFERENCE TO SUCH COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
   § 959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTAB-
 LISHED AN ADVISORY BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE "LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD".
   2.  THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF TWELVE MEMBERS, TO BE APPOINTED AS
 FOLLOWS: FOUR MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE MEMBERS  TO
 BE  APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THREE MEMBERS TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11215-02-2

 S. 6501--A                          2
 
 BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE MEMBER TO BE  APPOINTED
 BY  THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND ONE MEMBER TO BE APPOINTED BY
 THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   3.  ALL  MEMBERS  OF  THE  BOARD SHALL BE NON-LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES OR
 OFFICIALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+.
   4. THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE STAGGERED AS FOLLOWS: THREE MEMBERS FOR A
 TERM OF ONE YEAR, THREE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS,  THREE  MEMBERS
 FOR  A  TERM OF THREE YEARS, AND THREE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
 AFTER THE INITIAL STAGGERING OF  TERMS,  SUCH  BOARD  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED  FOR  A  TERM  OF FOUR YEARS. NO SUCH BOARD MEMBER SHALL SERVE
 MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS. THE  REMAINDER  OF  ANY  SUCH
 TERM  TO  WHICH  A BOARD MEMBER IS APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL NOT
 CONSTITUTE A TERM IN DETERMINING SUCH  BOARD  MEMBER'S  ELIGIBILITY  FOR
 REAPPOINTMENT.
   5. APPOINTMENTS TO FILL BOARD VACANCIES, OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF A
 TERM,  SHALL BE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERMS. BOARD VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS. ALL BOARD  MEMBERS  MAY
 BE REAPPOINTED.
   6.  BOARD MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT
 SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   7. THE GOVERNOR SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT TO THE BOARD. ALL AGENCIES
 OF THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE BOARD UPON REQUEST.
   § 959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES
 TO:
   1.  ADVISE THE GOVERNOR REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC, PROFES-
 SIONAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL LINKS BETWEEN  NEW  YORK
 STATE AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   2.  UNDERTAKE  STUDIES,  SPONSOR  SYMPOSIUMS,  CONDUCT  RESEARCH,  AND
 PREPARE FACTUAL REPORTS TO GATHER INFORMATION TO FORMULATE  AND  PRESENT
 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR RELATING TO ISSUES OF CONCERN AND IMPOR-
 TANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3. ADVISE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
 SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY AS NEEDED REGARDING ANY STATUTORY, REGULATORY,
 OR OTHER ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   4. APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM  THE
 PUBLIC,  OR  PRIVATE  SOURCES,  INCLUDING  ANY  MATCHING FUNDS AS MAY BE
 DESIGNATED IN AN APPROPRIATION ACT, TO ENABLE IT TO BETTER CARRY OUT ITS
 OBJECTIVES.
   5. SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY DETAILING THE ACTIONS OF THE
 BOARD, AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 45-C §§959 - 959-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5532

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the LGBTQ+ advisory board to make recommendations, conduct research, and more regarding the LGBTQ+ community in New York state.

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6501B

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
LGBTQ+ advisory board

 
PURPOSE:

To establish a permanent advisory board on LGBTQ+ issues.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Sets forth the make-up of and selection for the LGBTQ+ Advi-
sory Board and length of terms of service. Establishes the powers and
duties of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, which will encompass gathering
information on issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community in New York
State, and reporting these findings to state officials so that informed
choices can be made in keeping New York State a place that is responsive
to the economic, political, and social needs of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Section 2: provides the effective date.

** The A-print of this bill reduces the board to 12 members.

** ** The B-print of this bill makes technical changes. *

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State has long been a leader on LGBTQ+ inclusion. From the
Stonewall Uprising to the legalization of marriage equality, the Empire
State is justifiably proud of many parts of its history. Since 2016, the
state has convened an informal group of LGBTQ+ stakeholders to provide
advice and guidance to the executive branch on current issues, in recog-
nition of the importance of remaining ahead of the curve on emerging
issues. It is appropriate that the state should formalize this informal
group into a formal advisory committee in order to provide LGBTQ+ New
Yorkers with a permanent voice in Albany that can advise the executive
and legislature on how the state can continue to remain a leader in
inclusion at a time when many jurisdictions would turn back the clock on
progress.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

Minimal.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6501--B
     Cal. No. 1219
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                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:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  45-C
 to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 45-C
                           LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD
 
 SECTION 959.   DEFINITIONS.
         959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED.
         959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES.
   §  959.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD" OR "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE  LGBTQ+  ADVISORY
 BOARD  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   2. "LGBTQ+" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF  LESBI-
 AN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR QUESTIONING, AND OTHER NON-CIS-
 GENDER INDIVIDUALS, OR A REFERENCE TO SUCH COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
   §  959-A. LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 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
 
   2. THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF TWELVE MEMBERS, TO BE APPOINTED  AS
 FOLLOWS:  FOUR MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE MEMBERS TO
 BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THREE MEMBERS  TO
 BE  APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE MEMBER TO BE APPOINTED
 BY  THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND ONE MEMBER TO BE APPOINTED BY
 THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   3. ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTI-
 FY AS LGBTQ+. NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER WHO  IS
 A  MEMBER  OF  THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, A STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFI-
 CIAL, A COMMISSIONER OF AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY APPOINTED BY  THE  GOVERNOR,
 OR  A  STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR A LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEE AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   4. THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE STAGGERED AS FOLLOWS: THREE MEMBERS FOR A
 TERM OF ONE YEAR, THREE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS,  THREE  MEMBERS
 FOR  A  TERM OF THREE YEARS, AND THREE MEMBERS FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
 AFTER THE INITIAL STAGGERING OF  TERMS,  SUCH  BOARD  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED  FOR  A  TERM  OF FOUR YEARS. NO SUCH BOARD MEMBER SHALL SERVE
 MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS. THE  REMAINDER  OF  ANY  SUCH
 TERM  TO  WHICH  A BOARD MEMBER IS APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL NOT
 CONSTITUTE A TERM IN DETERMINING SUCH  BOARD  MEMBER'S  ELIGIBILITY  FOR
 REAPPOINTMENT.
   5.  VACANCIES  IN  THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE FILLED IN
 THE SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.   ALL BOARD  MEMBERS
 MAY BE REAPPOINTED.
   6.  BOARD MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT
 SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY  EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   7.  TO  EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD MAY REQUEST
 FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER  AGENCY  OF  THE
 STATE,  AND  THE  SAME  ARE  AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, SUCH COOPERATION AND
 ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE BOARD TO PROPERLY CARRY
 OUT ITS FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 959-B. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES
 TO:
   1. ADVISE THE GOVERNOR REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC,  PROFES-
 SIONAL,  CULTURAL,  AND EDUCATIONAL LINKS BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE AND THE
 LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE AND ADVISE STATE AGENCIES IN DEVELOP-
 ING POLICIES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE.
   2. UNDERTAKE STUDIES, CONDUCT RESEARCH, AND PREPARE FACTUAL REPORTS TO
 GATHER  INFORMATION  TO  FORMULATE  AND  PRESENT  RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
 GOVERNOR RELATING TO ISSUES OF CONCERN  AND  IMPORTANCE  TO  THE  LGBTQ+
 COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3.  ADVISE THE GOVERNOR AS NEEDED REGARDING ANY STATUTORY, REGULATORY,
 OR OTHER ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   4. WORK WITH STATE  AGENCIES  TO  DEVELOP  POTENTIAL  LEGISLATION  AND
 REGULATORY  CHANGES  RELATING TO ISSUES OF CONCERN AND IMPORTANCE TO THE
 LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   5. SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY DETAILING THE ACTIONS OF THE
 BOARD, AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF CONCERN
 AND IMPORTANCE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S6501

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022

May 10, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: May 10, 2022

Bill Amendments

2021-S6501 - Details

2021-S6501 - Summary

2021-S6501 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501 - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S6501A - Details

2021-S6501A - Summary

2021-S6501A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Rachel May

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

Bill Amendments

2021-S6501 - Details

2021-S6501 - Summary

2021-S6501 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501 - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S6501A - Details

2021-S6501A - Summary

2021-S6501A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Cordell Cleare

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6501B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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