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                                   9373
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring  the  office
   of  court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection
   pools and juror selection
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 529 to
 read as follows:
   §  529. JURY POOL AND JURY SELECTION DEMOGRAPHICS STUDY. 1. THE OFFICE
 OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE CAUSES AND  EFFECTS
 OF  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC  DISPARITIES  IN  JURY SELECTION POOLS AND JUROR
 SELECTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SHALL BE TO:
   (A) IDENTIFY STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RATIOS OF THE  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC
 MAKEUP  OF  JURY  SELECTION  POOLS, AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN
 JUROR SELECTION;
   (B) REVIEW THE EXTENT TO WHICH RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES  IN  JURY
 SELECTION POOLS AND JUROR SELECTION AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF CASES; AND
   (C) IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
 IN JURY SELECTION POOLS AND JUROR SELECTION.
   2.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  STUDY, THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION MAY
 SEEK THE ADVICE OF PERSONS SPECIALIZING IN FIELDS RELATED TO  MITIGATING
 AND ELIMINATING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES.
   3.  WITHIN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  THE
 MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY A
 REPORT CONTAINING THE STUDY'S FINDINGS CONCERNING THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS
 OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES  IN  JURY  SELECTION  POOLS  AND  JUROR
 SELECTION  AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE OR OTHER ACTIONS THAT CAN
 BE UNDERTAKEN TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND  ETHNIC  DISPARITIES  IN
 JURY SELECTION POOLS AND JUROR SELECTION.
   4.  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT ADMINISTRATION MAY PREPARE AND SUBMIT ADDI-
 TIONAL REPORTS WHEN THE OFFICE DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE,  AND  EACH  REPORT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 WITH  THE  EXCEPTION  OF  THE  FIRST REPORT PREPARED UNDER THIS SECTION,
 SHALL ADDITIONALLY IDENTIFY THE  EXTENT  TO  WHICH  THE  OFFICE'S  PRIOR
 RECOMMENDATIONS  HAVE  BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN PRACTICE AND THE
 APPARENT  IMPACT THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH RECOMMENDED CHANGES HAS
 HAD ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN JURY SELECTION POOLS  AND  JUROR
 SELECTION IN THE PRECEDING YEARS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.