HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3511        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3361

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring state agencies to collect Asian American aggregate data.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/20/2017

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/26/2017

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/27/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/30/2017

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/27/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

12/27/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

12/27/2017

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

12/27/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

12/27/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

12/27/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

12/27/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

12/27/2017

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

12/27/2017

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

12/27/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

12/27/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3511        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3361

By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3361) of Tackey Chan and others relative to identifying Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic groups residing in the Commonwealth.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act requiring state agencies to collect Asian American aggregate data.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any General Law or Special Law to the contrary, all state agencies, quasi-state agencies, entities created by state statute and sub-divisions of state agencies shall identify Asian American and Pacific Islanders as defined by the United States Census Bureau in all data collected as part any and all types of data collection, reporting or verification; provided further that, the five largest Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic groups residing in the Commonwealth shall have individually reported data as part of the total Asian American Pacific Islander reporting.