Adjusted     Executive
                             Appropriation       Request               Percent
                                   2001-02       2002-03        Change  Change



AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund                  12,561,000    13,334,000      773,000    6.15%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              2,900,000     4,800,000    1,900,000   65.52%
  Special Rev.-Other                70,000        70,000            0    0.00%
  Fiduciary                         20,000        20,000            0    0.00%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:     15,551,000    18,224,000    2,673,000   17.19%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                  12,561,000    13,334,000      773,000    6.15%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              2,900,000     4,800,000    1,900,000   65.52%
  Special Rev.-Other                70,000        70,000            0    0.00%
  Fiduciary                         20,000        20,000            0    0.00%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:   15,551,000    18,224,000    2,673,000   17.19%

Administration
  General Fund                   5,477,000     5,609,000      132,000    2.41%
  Special Rev.-Other                70,000        70,000            0    0.00%
  Fiduciary                         20,000        20,000            0    0.00%
  Total for Program:             5,567,000     5,699,000      132,000    2.37%

Legal Enforcement
  General Fund                   1,411,000     2,064,000      653,000   46.28%
  Total for Program:             1,411,000     2,064,000      653,000   46.28%

Regional Affairs
  General Fund                   5,673,000     5,661,000      (12,000)  -0.21%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              2,900,000     4,800,000    1,900,000   65.52%
  Total for Program:             8,573,000    10,461,000    1,888,000   22.02%



                                                                    
                                                                    
      

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
                                   Current     Requested
Program                            2001-02       2002-03   Change
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
Administration                          45            45        0
Legal Enforcement                       26            26        0
Regional Affairs                       126           126        0

Total General Fund :                   164           164        0
Total All Other Funds :                 33            33        0

TOTAL:                                 197           197        0
                                                                    
                                                                    
       

                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 135-137)

The Division of Human Rights is the State agency responsible for the
administration and enforcement of the New York State Human Rights Law. 
This law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, public
accommodation and other areas on account of race, creed, color, age,
national origin, sex, disability, marital status, previous arrest or
conviction (in employment), familial status (in housing) and other
specified classes.  The Division accomplishes this mission through: 
the investigation and resolution of discrimination complaints; the
promotion of human rights awareness through education, conciliation
and other measures; and the development and articulation of human
rights through outreach to community groups.

The Division's main office is located in New York City.  The agency
also operates from nine regional offices located in Albany,
Binghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Long Island, Lower Manhattan, Upper
Manhattan, Rochester and White Plains and two satellite offices on
Long Island and in Syracuse.

This agency is included in the Health, Mental Hygiene and
Environmental Conservation appropriation bill.

State Operations

In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2002-03, the Executive recommends an All
Funds appropriation of $18,224,000 for the Division, a net increase
of $2,673,000, or 17.2 percent, above the current fiscal year.  The
major portion of this increase results from an increase of $1,900,000
in Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) grant levels.  A smaller portion of the
proposed SFY 2002-03 increase reflects restoration of $353,000 for
nonpersonal services related to the SFY 2001-02 Backlog Reduction
Initiative.  This increase is partially offset by savings of $120,000
achieved as a result of eliminating three of the nine positions
associated with the Backlog Reduction Initiative in the current fiscal
year.  The balance of the increase relates to adjustments of $367,000
for general salary increases and miscellaneous actions of $173,000,
including adjustments for nonpersonal service inflation.

The Division continues to be involved in ongoing litigation, NOW v.
Pataki, in which the plaintiff has alleged that the time needed to
process individual complaints due to the extensive caseload backlog
fails to provide petitioners with adequate protection of their human
rights.  In the most recent judgment, the Court ruled in favor of the
Executive finding no "due process" violations.  NOW is appealing the
decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.  In the interim, the Division's
records indicate that the backlog that once stood at 16,000 cases six
years ago has fallen to 9,383 cases as of December 31, 2001.