Assembly Bill A3301A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3301 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1051
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §295-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10387, S9177

2023-A3301 - Summary

Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole

2023-A3301 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3301
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, KIM, MAMDANI, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DILAN,
   ROZIC,  PAULIN,  WEPRIN, LAVINE, SAYEGH, PHEFFER AMATO, JOYNER, LUCAS,
   VANEL, WALLACE, McMAHON, BENEDETTO, CRUZ, D. ROSENTHAL, REYES, EICHEN-
   STEIN, SEPTIMO, LUNSFORD, HEVESI, OTIS,  STERN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  CLARK,
   BARRETT,  EPSTEIN, GLICK, BURGOS, SILLITTI, DE LOS SANTOS, ANDERSON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  295-a
 to read as follows:
   §  295-A.  NEW YORK ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION. 1.
 (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION THE NEW  YORK  ASIAN
 AMERICAN  AND  PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST
 OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC  ISLAN-
 DER  COMMUNITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE BANGLADE-
 SHI, BHUTANESE, CAMBODIAN, CHINESE, FILIPINO, HMONG, INDIAN, INDONESIAN,
 JAPANESE, KOREAN, LAOTIAN, MALAYSIAN,  MONGOLIAN,  NEPALESE,  PAKISTANI,
 SINGAPOREAN,  SRI  LANKAN,  TAIWANESE, THAI, AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNITIES.
 SUCH MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR  COMMU-
 NITY, AND SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (1) SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (2) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE; AND
   (3)  THREE  MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
   (B) EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SERVE A TERM OF  THREE  YEARS,
 EXCEPT  THAT  IN  MAKING  THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION, FOUR
 MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR, FOUR  FOR  TWO  YEARS,
 AND  FIVE  FOR THREE YEARS. THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE TEMPORARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02690-01-3
              

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2023-A3301A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1051
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §295-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10387, S9177

2023-A3301A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole

2023-A3301A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3301--A
                                                            R. R. 338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, KIM, MAMDANI, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DILAN,
   ROZIC,  PAULIN,  WEPRIN, LAVINE, SAYEGH, PHEFFER AMATO, JOYNER, LUCAS,
   VANEL, WALLACE, McMAHON, BENEDETTO, CRUZ, D. ROSENTHAL, REYES,  SEPTI-
   MO,  LUNSFORD,  HEVESI,  OTIS,  STERN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  CLARK, BARRETT,
   EPSTEIN,  GLICK,  BURGOS,  SILLITTI,  DE LOS SANTOS,  ANDERSON,  RAGA,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  SIMON, LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Ways  and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   -- ordered to a third reading -- amended on the special order of third
   reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
   special order of third reading
 
 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:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 295-a
 to read as follows:
   § 295-A. NEW YORK ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER  COMMISSION.  1.
 (A)  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION THE NEW YORK ASIAN
 AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  CONSIST
 OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
 COMMUNITIES  WHICH  MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE BANGLADESHI,
 BHUTANESE, CAMBODIAN,  CHINESE,  FILIPINO,  HMONG,  INDIAN,  INDONESIAN,
 JAPANESE,  KOREAN,  LAOTIAN,  MALAYSIAN, MONGOLIAN, NEPALESE, PAKISTANI,
 SINGAPOREAN, SRI LANKAN, TAIWANESE, THAI,  AND  VIETNAMESE  COMMUNITIES.
 SUCH  MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR COMMU-
 NITY, AND SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (1) SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (2) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (3) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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