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NY A03716
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Burke
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Mandates submission of findings to the legislature and governor within two years of the act's effective date
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Commission must recommend ways to educate the public about findings and propose legislative action to acknowledge and atone for historical and current discrimination
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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