New York S 6180: Establishes a state youth commission to advise the governor on youth issues in the state of New York

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S06180 Summary:

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Establishes a state youth commission to advise the governor on youth issues in the state of New York, including juvenile crime prevention, job opportunities for youth, recreational activities for teenagers, opportunities for effective participation by youth in the governmental process, and changes in city and county regulations that are necessary to improve the social, economic, educational, and recreational advantages of children and youth.

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6180

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a state
 youth commission to advise the governor on youth issues in the state
 of New York

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 19-J
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 19-J
 4 STATE YOUTH COMMISSION
 5 Section 535. State youth commission
 6 § 535. State youth commission. 1. There is hereby established within
 7 the executive department the state youth commission. The commission
 8 shall have the authority to advise the governor and the legislature on
 9 youth-related issues in New York. The commission shall consist of indi-
 10 viduals who have an understanding of the needs of young people in the
 11 state, or experience with children and youth programs or youth organiza-
 12 tions, or involvement with school or community activities. The members
 13 of the commission shall represent the diversity of ethnicity, race,
 14 gender and sexual orientation of the people of New York and shall be
 15 residents of the state.
 16 2. The commission shall consist of seventeen members, each of whom
 17 shall be between the ages of twelve and twenty-three years at the time
 18 of appointment. One member shall be appointed by each of the Mayors of
 19 the cities of New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany
 20 and Mount Vernon; ten members shall be appointed by the governor from
 21 each of the following regions of the state:
 22 (a) the western region, which shall consist of Niagara, Erie, Chautau-
 23 qua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10606-01-5

 S. 6180 2

 1 (b) the finger lakes region, which shall consist of Orleans, Genesee,
 2 Wyoming, Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, and Seneca counties;
 3 (c) the southern tier region, which shall consist of Steuben, Schuyl-
 4 er, Tompkins, Chemung, Tioga, Chenango, Broome, and Delaware counties;
 5 (d) the central region, which shall consist of Oswego, Cayuga, Ononda-
 6 ga, Madison, and Cortland counties;
 7 (e) the northern region, which shall consist of St. Lawrence, Lewis,
 8 Jefferson, Hamilton, Essex, Clinton, and Franklin counties;
 9 (f) the Mohawk valley region, which shall consist of Oneida, Herkimer,
 10 Fulton, Montgomery, Otsego, and Schoharie counties;
 11 (g) the capital district region, which shall consist of Albany, Colum-
 12 bia, Greene, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Rensselaer
 13 counties;
 14 (h) the Hudson valley region, which shall consist of Sullivan, Ulster,
 15 Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties;
 16 (i) the New York city region, which shall consist of Manhattan, Bronx,
 17 Queens, Brooklyn, and Richmond counties; and
 18 (j) the Long Island region, which shall consist of Nassau and Suffolk
 19 counties.
 20 3. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authori-
 21 ties. The governor shall designate one of the members of the youth