A10447 Summary:

BILL NOA10447A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08362-A
 
SPONSORRules (Joyner)
 
COSPNSROtis, Bichotte, DenDekker, Dinowitz, Glick, Barron, Rodriguez, Ortiz, Weinstein, Dickens, Bronson, Blake, Simon
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Requires that COVID-19 contact tracers be representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent practicable; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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A10447 Actions:

BILL NOA10447A
 
05/18/2020referred to health
05/24/2020amend (t) and recommit to health
05/24/2020print number 10447a
05/26/2020reported referred to rules
05/27/2020reported
05/27/2020rules report cal.42
05/27/2020substituted by s8362a
 S08362 AMEND=A SERRANO
 05/19/2020REFERRED TO HEALTH
 05/24/2020AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
 05/24/2020PRINT NUMBER 8362A
 05/26/2020REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
 05/27/2020ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.656
 05/27/2020PASSED SENATE
 05/27/2020DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
 05/27/2020referred to health
 05/27/2020substituted for a10447a
 05/27/2020ordered to third reading rules cal.42
 05/27/2020passed assembly
 05/27/2020returned to senate
 06/05/2020DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
 06/17/2020SIGNED CHAP.115
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A10447 Committee Votes:

HEALTH Chair:Gottfried DATE:05/26/2020AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules
GottfriedAyeByrneAye
SchimmingerExcusedMcDonoughAye
GalefAyeGarbarinoAye
DinowitzAyeByrnesAye
CahillAyeAshbyAye
PaulinAyeMillerAye
CymbrowitzAyeSalkaAye
GuntherAye
RosenthalAye
HevesiAye
JaffeeAye
SteckAye
AbinantiAye
BraunsteinAye
KimAye
SolagesAye
BichotteAye
BarronAye
SayeghAye

RULES Chair:Heastie DATE:05/27/2020AYE/NAY:28/1 Action: Favorable
HeastieAyeBarclayAye
GottfriedAyeCrouchAye
LentolAyeFinchExcused
GanttExcusedHawleyAye
NolanAyeGiglioAye
WeinsteinAyeMalliotakisNay
OrtizAyeBlankenbushAye
PretlowAyeNorrisAye
CookAye
GlickAye
AubryAye
EnglebrightAye
DinowitzAye
ColtonAye
MagnarelliAye
PerryAye
PaulinAye
Peoples-StokesAye
BenedettoAye
LavineAye
LupardoAye
ZebrowskiAye
ThieleAye

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A10447 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A10447a
 
SPONSOR: Rules (Joyner)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to requiring that COVID-19 contact tracers be repre- sentative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent possible; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Requires New York City agencies as well as New York City Health and Hospitals that hire new persons to perform contact tracing pertaining to Covid-19 infections within New York City to hire residents who are representative of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities in which they serve to the greatest extent practicable. Section 2. Requires covered entities to annually report to the Governor and legislature on contract tracer worker- diversity and actions taken to recruit a diverse workforce. Section 3. Establishes an immediate effective date and a repeal date of January 1, 2022.   JUSTIFICATION: Epidemiologists have estimated a need for over 130,000 contact tracers nationwide as the next stages of the battle against Covid-19 unfold. Contact tracers provide the essential service of notifying and isolating potentially exposed individuals as Covid-19 positive cases are discov- ered. With proper training, individuals with varied basic skills can quickly and effectively begin the work of contact tracing. The Bronx has disproportionately been impacted by both Covid-19 positive cases as well as employment displacement caused by the Covid-19 response, it is important that the Bronx is deeply involved in the next stage of our borough's recovery, and is similarly important for neigh- borhood involvement across the five boroughs. According to recent census figures, 55% of Bronx residents speak a language other than English at home and 34% were born in a country outside of the United States. Queens similarly is home to 56% of its residents speaking a non-English language at home and upwards of 48% of residents born in foreign countries. Familiarity with varied languages and cultural practices is an imper- ative for generating the trust necessary to facilitate information shar- ing concerning persons and places visited, which contact tracers rely on to effectively minimize population exposure and alert those that should be isolated. As New York City rolls out contact tracing programs, they should prior- itize recruiting representative residents as contact tracers as a means to both distribute employment opportunity equitably and provide effi- cient epidemiological services to our many communities.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2022.
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