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NY S08829
Bill
Status
11/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
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Requires the department of health, county departments of health, and other entities hiring COVID-19 contact tracers after the bill's effective date to hire tracers representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of their communities to the greatest extent possible, excluding cities with populations of one million or more.
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Mandates each county department of health (except in cities with populations of one million or more) to compile diversity data about contact tracers from all applicable entities and post this information on their website, updated annually.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment and expires 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