New York S 3986: Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"

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Establishes a task force to study and assess the condition of African American men in New York; provides such task force shall consist of 17 members and report its findings no later than December 31, 2026.

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3986

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to establish a task force on the condition of African American
 men in New York state

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that African
 2 American men: (a) are disproportionately less likely to complete high
 3 school and to obtain a post-secondary education; (b) are more likely to
 4 be incarcerated or on parole; (c) are more likely to have lower lifetime
 5 economic earnings; (d) are more likely to have been a part of the child
 6 welfare population; (e) are more likely to have a shorter life expectan-
 7 cy; and (f) are more likely to have health problems, such as HIV/AIDS,
 8 drug dependency, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. The legislature
 9 additionally finds that the state of New York has a compelling interest
 10 in determining the causes of these problems and in developing appropri-
 11 ate remedies.
 12 § 2. The New York state task force on the condition of African Ameri-
 13 can men is hereby established. The role of the task force includes but
 14 is not limited to:
 15 (a) assessing the causal factors for the condition of African American
 16 men;
 17 (b) assessing state programs and initiatives that serve to improve the
 18 condition of African American men and identifying the gaps in such
 19 services;
 20 (c) developing strategies to reduce duplication of services and to
 21 maximize coordination between state agencies, providers and educational
 22 institutions, including developing benchmarks to measure progress; and
 23 (d) preparing a report for submission to the governor and the legisla-
 24 ture that provides specific recommendations regarding existing state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02025-01-5

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 1 laws, regulations, programs, policies, and practices relating to the
 2 condition of African American men in the state.
 3 § 3. The task force shall issue its findings, in the form of a report,
 4 no later than December 31, 2026.
 5 § 4. The task force shall consist of 17 members and shall include the
 6 commissioner of temporary and disability assistance, the commissioner of
 7 children and family services, the commissioner of corrections and commu-
 8 nity supervision, the commissioner of economic development, the commis-
 9 sioner of health, the commissioner of human rights, the commissioner of
 10 education, the commissioner of labor and the chancellor of the state
 11 university of New York, or a designee of any of such officers. The
 12 remaining eight shall be appointed, within 60 days of the effective date
 13 of this act, as follows: two shall be appointed by the temporary presi-
 14 dent of the senate; two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 15 senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and two
 16 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. The member
 17 from the office of temporary and disability assistance shall serve as
 18 the director of the task force and may assign staff as is necessary to
 19 carry out the provisions of this section. Task force members shall
 20 receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for
 21 travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
 22 § 5. The task force may consult with any organization, educational