New York S 7514: Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training

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S07514 Summary:

BILL NOS07514 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05981

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2611, Pub Auth L

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Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training to be completed by employees of such agencies annually.

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BILL NOS07514 

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7514

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
 Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the
 department of environmental conservation and division of human rights
 to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training program

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 15 and 16 of section 2611 of the public
 2 authorities law, subdivision 15 as amended by section 3 of part C of
 3 chapter 60 of the laws of 2012 and subdivision 16 as added by chapter
 4 404 of the laws of 1981 and as renumbered by chapter 38 of the laws of
 5 1987, are amended to read as follows:
 6 15. To procure insurance against any loss or liability in connection
 7 with the use, management, maintenance and operation of the participating
 8 olympic facilities and/or Belleayre Mountain ski center, in such amounts
 9 and from such insurers, subject to public bidding as it deems desirable;
 10 [and]
 11 16. To develop, in consultation with the department of environmental
 12 conservation and the division of human rights, an anti-bias and inclu-
 13 sion training program for all employees of the Olympic regional develop-
 14 ment authority, the department of environmental conservation, and all
 15 private contractors working for the state at such agencies, working in
 16 tourist accommodations or tourist attractions in Adirondack park.
 17 (a) For purposes of this subdivision the following terms shall have
 18 the following meanings ascribed to them:
 19 (i) The term "Adirondack park" shall mean land lying within the area
 20 described in subdivision one of section 9-0101 of the environmental
 21 conservation law including any future amendments thereto.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08198-01-5

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 1 (ii) The term "tourist accommodation" shall mean any hotel, motel,
 2 resort, tourist cabin, state-owned campground or campsite, or similar
 3 facility designed to house the general public.
 4 (iii) The term "tourist attraction" shall mean (i) any human-made or
 5 natural place of interest open to the general public for which admit-
 6 tance fee is usually charged, including but not limited to animal farms,
 7 amusement parks, replicas of real or fictional places, things or people
 8 and natural geological formations; and (ii) any natural attraction for
 9 which no admittance fee is charged, including but not limited to, the
 10 forest preserve lands.
 11 (b) All employees and private contractors described in this subdivi-
 12 sion shall complete a minimum of thirty minutes of such anti-bias and
 13 inclusion training program annually.
 14 (c) Such anti-bias and inclusion training program shall include, but
 15 shall not be limited to: (i) general discussions about diversity and
 16 bias, including unconscious bias; (ii) tools to create an inclusive and
 17 respectful work environment; (iii) examination of employee's own
 18 personal biases; and (iv) identification of ways to respond to discrimi-
 19 nation and bias.
 20 (d) The division of human rights may promulgate rules and regulations
 21 as necessary for the purposes of car