A 3716: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3716 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT establishing the Native American and Other Historically Marginal- ized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. (a) (i) There is hereby established the Native American and 2 Other Historically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice 3 Commission, which may be referred to in this act as the "commission". 4 (ii) For the purposes of this act, "historically marginalized groups" 5 shall refer to any racial, ethnic, cultural, or religious group which 6 has been historically marginalized within New York state. 7 (b) (i) The commission shall be composed of eleven members who shall 8 be appointed within ninety days after the effective date of this act, as 9 follows: 10 (A) five members shall be appointed by the governor; and 11 (B) three members each shall be appointed by the president pro tempore 12 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. 13 (ii) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. 14 (iii) The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its 15 members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the commis- 16 sion. 17 (iv) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for 18 their service as members, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and 19 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 20 (c) (i) The commission shall conduct a study on discrimination and 21 injustices historically and currently faced by Native American and other 22 historically marginalized people living within the state including, but 23 not limited to: 24 (A) indigenous boarding schools; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08073-01-5 
 A. 3716 2 1 (B) erasure of indigenous languages; 2 (C) racial and ethnic quotas in public accommodations; and 3 (D) crimes against humanity and human rights violations committed 4 against Native American or individuals of another historically marginal- 5 ized group. 6 (ii) Upon the completion of such study, the commission shall, no later 7 than two years after the effective date of this act: 8 (A) submit a report of the commission's findings to the legislature 9 and the governor. 10 (B) recommend appropriate ways to educate the public of the commis- 11 sion's findings. 12 (C) propose legislative action which can be taken to acknowledge and 13 atone for the discrimination and injustices historically and currently 14 faced by Native Americans and/or individuals of another historically 15 marginalized group living within the state. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 17 deemed repealed ninety days after the Native American and other Histor- 18 ically Marginalized Groups Discrimination and Injustice Commission 19 completes its requirements under paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of 20 section one of this act; provided that, the chair of the Native American 21 Discrimination and Injustice Commission shall notify the legislative 22 bill drafting commission upon the completion of such commission's 23 requirements under paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of section one of 24 this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and time- 25 ly effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of 26 New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of 27 the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.