What's happening
This bill requires New York state agencies to publicly report demographic data, including race, gender, and region, for inspections, cases, and penalties.
Why it matters
Promotes transparency and accountability. by requiring state agencies to break down inspection, enforcement, and penalty data by race, gender, and region, making it possible to spot patterns or disparities in governmental actions.
Empowers the public and advocates. with access to disaggregated data, enabling deeper analysis of whether inspections or penalties disproportionately impact specific communities or demographic groups.
Protects personal privacy. by explicitly requiring that individual identifying information remains confidential, ensuring that only aggregate demographic trends—not private personal data—are made public.
Standardizes reporting across agencies. , meaning that all state agencies must follow the same rules for demographic data publication, potentially making cross-agency comparisons and oversight more effective.
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Who cares
State agencies, boards and commissions
Those reporting demographic data on authorized inspections, pending cases or imposed penalties would have to break it down by race, gender and region and include it in relevant reports and annual website postings.
Contractors reporting demographic data for state entities
Their reporting would need to follow the same race, gender and regional breakdowns.
People subject to state inspections, pending cases or penalties
Their demographic data would be publicly reported in disaggregated form, while personally identifying information would remain confidential.
Civil rights advocates and researchers
They would gain access to demographic breakdowns of state inspections, pending cases and penalties through agency websites.
Headline styles
Require Demographic Data Reporting
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2719
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2017
Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the reporting of demographic data
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to read as follows:
§ 170-c. Reporting of demographic data. 1. Every state agency, board, or commission that directly or by contract reports demographic data resulting from any inspections or pending cases it authorizes or penalties it imposes, shall base such disaggregated data on race, gender and region.
2. The demographic data collected pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be included in every report resulting from any inspections, pending cases or penalties by the state agency, board, or commission published or released on or after July first, the calendar year following the effective date of this section. The data shall be made available to the public in accordance with state and federal law, except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential, by posting such data on the internet website of the agency on or before July first, the calendar year following the effective date of this section, and annually thereafter. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent any other state agency from posting data collected pursuant to subdivision one of this section on the agency's website, in the manner prescribed by this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00691-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the reporting of demographic data
Purpose or general idea of bill
To amend the executive law, establishing an annual report of disaggregated demographic data based on race, gender, and region to amend tax law, establishing resulting from any inspections, pending cases or penalties by the state agency, board, or commission.
Summary of specific provisions
The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c
Justification
In 2015, months of targeted enforcement sanctioned by the state's emergency regulations against the nail salon industry resulted in a possible disparate impact against one racial group. To prevent these types of unintentional discriminatory enforcement, we need more transparency and openness from all agencies that target the small businesses in New York.
Existing law
None
Fiscal implications
Minimal to the State
Effective date
This act will take effect one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law.
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