New York S07664 mandates state agencies to collect and report demographic data on ancestry and ethnic origin.

New York S07664 requires state agencies, boards, departments, and commissions to collect demographic data on the primary language spoken at home and ethnic group or ancestry. This data must be made publicly available, except for personal identifying information, which remains confidential. The bill mandates the use of separate collection categories for specific ethnic groups, including African American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States.

New York S07664 mandates state agencies to collect and report demographic data on ancestry and ethnic origin.

New York S07664 requires state agencies, boards, departments, and commissions to collect demographic data on the primary language spoken at home and ethnic group or ancestry. This data must be made publicly available, except for personal identifying information, which remains confidential. The bill mandates the use of separate collection categories for specific ethnic groups, including African American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States.