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NY A03716

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Burke

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes an 11-member Native American and Other Historically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission, with 5 members appointed by the governor and 3 each by the senate president pro tempore and assembly speaker

  • Requires the commission to study discrimination and injustices faced by Native Americans and other historically marginalized groups, including indigenous boarding schools, erasure of indigenous languages, racial/ethnic quotas in public accommodations, and crimes against humanity

  • Mandates submission of findings to the legislature and governor within two years of the act's effective date

  • Commission must recommend ways to educate the public about findings and propose legislative action to acknowledge and atone for historical and current discrimination

  • Members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for actual expenses; the act expires 90 days after the commission completes its required report

Legislative Description

Establishes the Native American and Other Historically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission which shall complete a study and submit a report regarding discrimination and injustices historically and currently faced by indigenous people and other historically marginalized groups living within the state.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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