New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 7 - Executive Orders (David A. Paterson) › Section 7.30 - Executive order no. 30: enhancing participation of new yorkers in the 2010 census

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the decennial census of the population of the
					 United States will be conducted on April 1, 2010, as required by Article I,
					 § 2 of the Constitution of the United States and Title 13, § 141 of
					 the United States Code; and
WHEREAS, the census is a count of every person living in
					 the United States and its territories, including people of all ages, races and
					 ethnic groups, both citizens and non-citizens; and
WHEREAS, it is illegal for the U.S. Census Bureau, or its
					 employees, to share personal information about individual respondents or
					 households with any other government agency; including immigration and law
					 enforcement authorities and the Internal Revenue Service, and the unlawful
					 release of census information is punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or
					 imprisonment for not more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment;
					 and
WHEREAS, the census count is used to determine each State's
					 congressional representation for the next ten years and to establish new
					 boundaries for congressional, state legislative and many local government
					 districts; and
WHEREAS, the federal government uses census data to
					 allocate more than $400 billion in federal funds annually for community
					 programs and services, such as education, housing and community development,
					 health care, services for the elderly, job training and more; and
WHEREAS, state, local and tribal governments use census
					 information for planning and to allocate funds for new school construction,
					 libraries and other public buildings, highway safety and public transportation
					 systems, new roads and bridges, location of police and fire departments, and
					 many other projects; and
WHEREAS, federal estimates suggest that over 202,000 New
					 Yorkers were not counted in the 2000 census, including more than 103,000 New
					 York City residents, despite aggressive government and community-based efforts
					 to reduce the 2000 census undercount; and
WHEREAS, it is of vital importance to New York State to
					 ensure that each and every New York resident is counted in the 2010
					 census;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, David A. Paterson, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
1. There is hereby established the New York
				  2010 Census Complete Count Committee ("Committee"), which shall raise awareness
				  of the 2010 census and maximize the response of New Yorkers.
2. The Committee shall be comprised of the
				  heads of all state agencies subject to this Order and their designees and such
				  other members as the Governor may appoint in his discretion. The work of the
				  Committee shall be coordinated by a New York Census Action Council ("Council"),
				  which shall be comprised of the following individuals or their designees: the
				  Secretary of State, who shall serve as Chair; the Governor's Counsel; the
				  Governor's Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs; the Commissioner of
				  Economic Development; the Commissioner of Children and Family Services; the
				  Commissioner of Health; the Commissioner of Housing and Community Renewal; the
				  Commissioner of Labor; the Director of the Lottery; the Commissioner of Motor
				  Vehicles; the Commissioner of Temporary and Disability Assistance; the
				  Commissioner of Transportation; and the Chancellor of the State University of
				  New York. All actions and recommendations of the Council shall require approval
				  of a majority of the total members of the Council.
3. The Committee, through the Council, shall
				  work with the U.S. Census Bureau, local Complete Count Committees, Census
				  Partners, community-based organizations and other local and regional entities
				  to develop, recommend, and implement a census outreach strategy to encourage
				  full participation of all New Yorkers in the 2010 census. The census outreach
				  strategy shall include, but not be limited to:
a. identification of barriers and obstacles
				  that may interfere with full participation of New Yorkers in the 2010 census,
				  including geographic, linguistic, cultural and other barriers, and the
				  development of strategies to overcome those barriers; and
b. the development and coordinated
				  distribution by state and local agencies, organizations and entities of press
				  releases, publications, displays and other promotional material designed to
				  heighten the awareness of and encourage full participation in the 2010
				  census.