Assembly Bill A6219B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards, departments and commissions

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Current Bill Status Via S6584 - Passed Assembly


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6219 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6584
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-h, Exec L

2023-A6219 - Summary

Requires separate collection categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African groups in NYS.

2023-A6219 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6219
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  collection  of
   certain  demographic  information  by  certain state agencies, boards,
   departments and commissions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 170-e of the executive law, as amended by chapter
 123 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 170-e. Collection of demographic information. 1. Every state agency,
 board, department, or commission that directly collects demographic data
 as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of residents of  the  state  of  New
 York  shall  use  separate collection categories and tabulations for the
 following Asian and Pacific Islander groups in New York state:
   (a) each major Asian group shall include Chinese, Japanese,  Filipino,
 Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and all of the
 ten  most  populous  Asian  groups in the most recent five-year American
 community survey published by the United States Census Bureau; and
   (b) each major Pacific Islander group shall include  Native  Hawaiian,
 Guamanian and Chamorro, and Samoan; or
   (c)  collection categories shall include a category for other Asian or
 Pacific Island group.
   2. EVERY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR COMMISSION THAT  DIRECTLY
 COLLECTS  DEMOGRAPHIC  DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN OF RESI-
 DENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION  CATEGORIES
 AND TABULATIONS FOR THE WHITE GROUP IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3.  EVERY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR COMMISSION THAT DIRECTLY
 COLLECTS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN  OF  RESI-
 DENTS  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION CATEGORIES
 AND TABULATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING MIDDLE EASTERN OR NORTH AFRICAN GROUPS
 IN NEW YORK STATE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10311-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A6219A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6584
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-h, Exec L

2023-A6219A - Summary

Requires separate collection categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African groups in NYS.

2023-A6219A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6219--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MAMDANI, RAGA, GALLAGHER, GLICK,
   SILLITTI, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Govern-
   mental  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  collection  of
   certain  demographic  information  by  certain state agencies, boards,
   departments and commissions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 170-e of the executive law, as amended by chapter
 123 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 170-e. Collection of demographic information. 1. Every state agency,
 board, department, or commission that directly collects demographic data
 as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of residents of  the  state  of  New
 York  shall  use  separate collection categories and tabulations for the
 following Asian and Pacific Islander groups in New York state:
   (a) each major Asian group shall include Chinese, Japanese,  Filipino,
 Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and all of the
 ten  most  populous  Asian  groups in the most recent five-year American
 community survey published by the United States Census Bureau; and
   (b) each major Pacific Islander group shall include  Native  Hawaiian,
 Guamanian and Chamorro, and Samoan; or
   (c)  collection categories shall include a category for other Asian or
 Pacific Island group.
   2. EVERY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR COMMISSION THAT  DIRECTLY
 COLLECTS  DEMOGRAPHIC  DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN OF RESI-
 DENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION  CATEGORIES
 AND TABULATIONS FOR THE WHITE GROUP IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3.  EVERY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR COMMISSION THAT DIRECTLY
 COLLECTS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN  OF  RESI-
 DENTS  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION CATEGORIES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10311-06-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A6219B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6584
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-h, Exec L

2023-A6219B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires separate collection categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African groups in NYS.

2023-A6219B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6219--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MAMDANI, RAGA, GALLAGHER, GLICK,
   SILLITTI, SIMON, BURDICK, FORREST, SEAWRIGHT,  FALL,  SHIMSKY,  LEVEN-
   BERG,  SAYEGH, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CLARK, SIMONE, SHRESTHA -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental
   Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the collection of
   certain demographic information by  certain  state  agencies,  boards,
   departments and commissions
 
   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  170-h
 to read as follows:
   §  170-H.  ADDITIONAL COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.  1. EVERY
 STATE AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR COMMISSION  THAT  DIRECTLY  COLLECTS
 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS TO THE ANCESTRY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN OF RESIDENTS OF THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL USE SEPARATE COLLECTION CATEGORIES AND TABU-
 LATIONS FOR THE WHITE GROUP IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING  THE  FOLLOWING
 MIDDLE EASTERN OR NORTH AFRICAN GROUPS IN NEW YORK STATE:
   (A)  EACH  MAJOR  NORTH AFRICAN (NA) GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, EGYPTIAN, MOROCCAN, ALGERIAN, TUNISIAN, AND LIBYAN; AND
   (B) EACH MAJOR MIDDLE EASTERN (ME) GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  YEMENI,  IRANIAN,  PALESTINIAN,  IRAQI,  LEBANESE, ISRAELI, SYRIAN,
 ARMENIAN, AND SAUDI; AND
   (C) OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN (MENA)  GROUPS,  INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TRANSNATIONAL  INDIGENOUS  MENA COMMUNITIES LIKE
 AMAZIGH AND SYRIAC PEOPLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10311-07-4
 A. 6219--B                          2
              

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