Assembly Bill A864

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an immigrant integration advisory board for each economic development region

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A864 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8406

2025-A864 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the regional economic development council for each economic development region to establish an immigrant integration advisory board.

2025-A864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    864
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing an immigrant integration advisory board for each economic develop-
   ment region

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 233 to read as follows:
   §  233.  IMMIGRANT  INTEGRATION  ADVISORY  BOARDS ESTABLISHED. 1. EACH
 REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH AN IMMIGRANT INTE-
 GRATION ADVISORY BOARD.
   2. (A) EACH BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF NINE MEMBERS, TO BE  APPOINTED
 BY EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
   (B)  EACH  BOARD  SHALL  INCLUDE  ONE  CHAIR  AND  ONE CO-CHAIR, TO BE
 APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR OF EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
   (C) ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO EACH BOARD SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WITHIN EACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION.
   (D) ALL MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SHALL  BE  FILLED  IN
 THE SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. EACH BOARD SHALL MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
   5. EACH BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO:
   (A)  ADVISE EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REGARDING IMMI-
 GRANT INTEGRATION IN THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION AND  THE  DEVELOP-
 MENT  OF  POLICIES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
 IN SUCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION.
   (B) (I) SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CHAIR OF EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE  DEADLINE  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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