New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.33 - Executive order no. 33: establishing a state policy against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and reviving a task force to address individuals' rights to the benefit of government services and opportunity for government service regardless of sexual orientation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, it has been, and it remains, the policy of this
					 state not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in the provision
					 of benefits or services and in the state's capacity as an employer;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 28, issued November 18, 1983,
					 amended by Executive Order No. 28.1, issued April 21, 1987, established a Task
					 Force to address individuals' rights to the benefit of government services and
					 opportunity for government service regardless of sexual orientation;
WHEREAS, according to records in the Governor's
					 Appointments Office, no appointments have been made to the Task Force and the
					 Task Force has not met since at least 1990; and
WHEREAS, such a Task Force serves a useful purpose in
					 supporting the goals of Executive Order No. 28;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, 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 continue Executive Order Nos. 28 and
					 28.1, issued November 18, 1983 and April 12, 1987 respectively; and do hereby
					 amend paragraph 4 of the Statement of Policy in Executive Order No. 28 to read
					 as follows:
4.
(a) In order to assure that we understand
				  fully the extent and nature of any discrimination that exists, I will appoint a
				  Task Force, including the Commissioners of the Departments of Correctional
				  Services, Health, Mental Health, Labor, Social Services and the Division of
				  Human Rights, the Director of Criminal Justice Services, the President of the
				  Civil Service Commission, the Directors of the Division for Women, the Office
				  of Employee Relations, the Division for Youth and five private citizens whom I
				  shall designate and who shall serve for a term of two years or until a
				  successor is appointed.
(b) The
				  Task Force shall meet at least once a year and shall submit an annual report on
				  or before September 1 of each year to the Office of the Secretary to the
				  Governor and the Office of the Counsel to the Governor. The annual report shall
				  include such recommendations as the Task Force sees fit, dealing with
				  individuals' rights to the benefit of government services and opportunity for
				  government service regardless of sexual orientation. The report due September
				  1, 1997 shall, in addition, include the Task Force's recommendations, if any,
				  regarding the guidelines promulgated by the Division of Human Rights to
				  prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation to maintain an environment
				  where only job-related criteria are used to assess employees or prospective
				  employees of the state.
(c) The
				  Governor's Office of Community Affairs shall provide such staff support and
				  assistance as the Task Force may require to carry out its responsibilities
				  under this order.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: April 9, 1996
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
					 infra.]