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NY A10567

Bill

Status

Passed

11/27/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kimberly Jean-Pierre

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • State health departments, county health departments, and other entities hiring contact tracers for COVID-19 must hire individuals representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of their communities to the greatest extent possible, effective immediately.

  • Requirement applies to all hiring after the bill's effective date, except within cities with a population of one million or more.

  • County health departments (except in cities with populations exceeding one million) must compile diversity data from all relevant entities and post this information annually on their websites.

  • Bill expires and is repealed on January 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent possible.

Last Action

signed chap.294

11/27/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules7/23/2020
Rules7/13/2020
Health6/3/2020

Full Bill Text

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