Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to finance |
Apr 18, 2023 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6370
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- 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
Actions
2023-S6370 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2742
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Department
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A2223
2011-2012: A999
2013-2014: A4524
2015-2016: S4703, A2715
2017-2018: S2853, A1794
2019-2020: S4917, A7037
2021-2022: S5230, A4878
2023-S6370 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6370 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish a task force on the condition of African American men in New York state PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to address the prevailing issues facing African American men in society. African American men are: (1) dispro- portionately less likely to complete high school and to obtain a postse- condary education; (2) more likely to be incarcerated or on parole; (3) more likely to have lower lifetime economic earnings; (4) more likely to have been,a part of the child welfare population; (5) more likely to have a shorter life expectancy; and, (6) more likely to have health problems, such as HIV/AIDS, drug dependency, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, just to name a few.
2023-S6370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6370 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to establish a task force on the condition of African American men in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that African American men: (a) are disproportionately less likely to complete high school and to obtain a post-secondary education; (b) are more likely to be incarcerated or on parole; (c) are more likely to have lower lifetime economic earnings; (d) are more likely to have been a part of the child welfare population; (e) are more likely to have a shorter life expectan- cy; and (f) are more likely to have health problems, such as HIV/AIDS, drug dependency, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. The legislature additionally finds that the state of New York has a compelling interest in determining the causes of these problems and in developing appropri- ate remedies. § 2. The New York state task force on the condition of African Ameri- can men is hereby established. The role of the task force includes but is not limited to: (a) assessing the causal factors for the condition of African American men; (b) assessing state programs and initiatives that serve to improve the condition of African American men and identifying the gaps in such services; (c) developing strategies to reduce duplication of services and to maximize coordination between state agencies, providers and educational institutions, including developing benchmarks to measure progress; and (d) preparing a report for submission to the governor and the legisla- ture that provides specific recommendations regarding existing state EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01747-01-3 S. 6370 2
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.