Senate Bill S6495A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies to publish certain information in local, community and ethnic media

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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

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2023-S6495 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6879
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L

2023-S6495 - Summary

Requires state agencies to publish certain information in local, community and ethnic media; defines local, community and ethnic media; requires the office of general services to develop and maintain a list of local, community and ethnic media outlets.

2023-S6495 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6495 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6495
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- 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 requiring state  agen-
   cies  to  publish  certain  information in local, community and ethnic
   media

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "local,
 community and ethnic media commitment act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares New York is one of the  most  diverse  states  in  America  and
 local,  community  and  ethnic  media  provides an important way for the
 state to connect and ensure that its message reaches  all  New  Yorkers;
 and
   The  legislature  hereby finds and declares that according to the U.S.
 Census population estimates for 2022, approximately 23  percent  of  New
 York  state  residents  and  37  percent  of New York city residents are
 foreign-born and according to the 2019 U.S. Census population  estimates
 approximately  30  percent  of  New  York  state  residents do not speak
 English as their primary language and 13 percent of New York state resi-
 dents have a limited  ability  to  read,  speak,  write,  or  understand
 English; and
   The  legislature  hereby finds and declares that the state of New York
 wants to ensure that critical information about  state  services,  poli-
 cies, and opportunities reach these communities and local, community and
 ethnic media is a pathway to allow members of these communities, many of
 whom  critically  need  information  about  New  York state programs, to
 access it; and
   Therefore, the legislature hereby finds and declares it  is  essential
 that  all  residents have meaningful access to state programs, services,
 and activities, and the public safety, health, economic prosperity,  and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10324-02-3
              

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2023-S6495A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6879
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L

2023-S6495A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies to publish certain information in local, community and ethnic media; defines local, community and ethnic media; requires the office of general services to develop and maintain a list of local, community and ethnic media outlets.

2023-S6495A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6495A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6495--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  COMRIE, CHU, LIU, PALUMBO, PARKER -- 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 commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state  agen-
   cies  to  publish  certain  information in local, community and ethnic
   media
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "local,
 community and ethnic media commitment act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares New York is one of the  most  diverse  states  in  America  and
 local,  community  and  ethnic  media  provides an important way for the
 state to connect and ensure that its message reaches  all  New  Yorkers;
 and
   The  legislature  hereby finds and declares that according to the U.S.
 Census population estimates for 2022, approximately 23  percent  of  New
 York  state  residents  and  37  percent  of New York city residents are
 foreign-born and according to the 2019 U.S. Census population  estimates
 approximately  30  percent  of  New  York  state  residents do not speak
 English as their primary language and 13 percent of New York state resi-
 dents have a limited  ability  to  read,  speak,  write,  or  understand
 English; and
   The  legislature  hereby finds and declares that the state of New York
 wants to ensure that critical information about  state  services,  poli-
 cies, and opportunities reach these communities and local, community and
 ethnic media is a pathway to allow members of these communities, many of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10324-03-4
 S. 6495--A                          2
              

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