New York Assembly Bill A01371 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1371--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, JACKSON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SAYEGH, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper- ations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to requiring state websites to use gender-neutral terminology The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 2 103-b to read as follows: 3 § 103-b. Gender-neutral terminology; state agencies. Each state agency 4 shall use gender-neutral terminology on their websites; provided, howev- 5 er, if such language is in reference to a specific person, or a specific 6 group of people, the language referring to such person or group may be 7 gendered in accordance with the gender identity of such person or group 8 of people. 9 § 2. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended by adding a 10 new subdivision 23 to read as follows: 11 23. To issue guidance for state agencies in their compliance with the 12 gender-neutral terminology requirements set forth in section one hundred 13 three-b of this chapter. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00976-02-3