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NY A10567
Bill
Status
11/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
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AI Summary
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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.
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Requirement applies to all hiring after the bill's effective date, except within cities with a population of one million or more.
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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.
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Bill expires and is repealed on January 1, 2022.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