New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.5 - Executive Order No. 5: Establishing the Women's Division in the Executive Chamber. [*]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Women comprise over half of the population of New York
					 State. The State government must constantly seek to realize the right of women
					 in the State to equal opportunity and participation in the affairs of the
					 State.
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
					 Constitution and laws of the State of New York, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of
					 the State of New York, do hereby establish the Women's Division in the
					 Executive Chamber. The Women's Division shall advise the Governor on all
					 matters relating to women and shall work closely with State agencies to insure
					 that women's interests and perspectives are considered in the formulation of
					 public policy. The Director of the Women's Division shall serve as a member of
					 the Governor's Cabinet.
The Women's Division shall organize an Interagency Task
					 Force composed of representatives from each State agency and department. The
					 Director of the Women's Division shall serve as the Chair of the Task Force.
					 Each agency shall in turn create its own task force.
The Women's Division shall:
- act as an advocate for women on issues that affect the
					 quality of their lives;
- review and monitor proposed legislation for its impact on
					 women;
- develop legislation that will improve the condition of
					 and opportunities for women;
- review and monitor State policies, procedures, practices
					 and programs for their impact on women;
- act as a liaison between women's organizations and State
					 government and develop and maintain strong ties to women in communities
					 throughout the State;
- collect and disseminate data on the condition of and
					 opportunities for women in New York State;
- develop, design and implement new programs to improve the
					 status of and opportunities for women and to improve the delivery of services
					 to women and their families;
- maintain and develop a roster of women qualified to serve
					 in State government as an aid to the Governor and others in making
					 appointments.
It shall be the responsibility of the Women's Division to
					 ensure fulfillment of the State's policy of encouraging employment
					 opportunities for women at all levels of State government and to make State
					 government fully reflective of the needs, interests and talents of all of our
					 population. The Director of the Women's Division shall serve as a member of the
					 Governor's Executive Committee for Affirmative Action.
The head of every State agency shall report to the
					 Governor, upon the request of the Governor or the Director of the Women's
					 Division, on the specific efforts such agency has undertaken to achieve an
					 equitable representation of women in all job levels within that agency. The
					 agency heads shall supply to the Governor any information which the Governor or
					 the Director of the Women's Division requests to demonstrate implementation of
					 the steps and procedures outlined in this Order. The Director of the Women's
					 Division shall assist the Governor in evaluating department and agency
					 compliance and shall make recommendations to the Governor as to how such
					 compliance may be improved.
Executive Order Number 8, dated April 11, 1975, is revoked
					 and superseded by this Executive Order.
Signed: Mario M. Cuomo
Dated: February 16, 1983
Footnotes
* [Revokes and supersedes
					 Executive Order No. 8 (Hugh L. Carey), §
										3.8,
supra.
]