Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will be sworn in as New York's 57th governor on Tuesday, and already she's facing a host of challenges as the state continues to be weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic aftershocks. The state Legislature has pledged to work with her, but a primary season for the Democratic nomination — which Hochul has said she will run in — is just around the corner.

As she works to build the new administration, community leaders, good-government organizations and survivors of sexual assault in a joint call are pushing Hochul to take up a wide-ranging agenda when she becomes New York's new chief executive. 

A coalition of groups on Thursday roled out the #NYBOLD Agenda — a platform that includes boosting transparency in state government, increasing the minimum wage to $15 universally across the state and enacting measures meant to aid survivors of sexual assault. 

“It is beyond time to reform the state’s ethics oversight system, shore up and fully follow FOIL laws, and increase transparency about conflicts of interest," said Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause NY. "We are confident that incoming Governor Kathy Hochul sees the importance of these common-sense issues and understands the role they play in restoring integrity to the Executive Office and confidence in our state government. We ask her to join us in fully endorsing this agenda and working with the community to improve ethics standards."

The groups are calling for Hochul to back the final approval of the Adult Survivors Act, a measure that is modeled after a law that made it easier for the victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits. Another measure is meant to stem acts of sexual harassment by having all New York state workers be subject to provisions of the state's human rights law. 

Advocates are also calling on Hochul to back a bill meant to eliminate the use of out-of-school suspensions for minor infractions. On the law enforcement front, the coalition is calling for executive action that would allow the Office of Victim Services to accept alternative documentation from a police report when considering victim reimbursement eligibility. 

And she's getitng calls for ethics reforms, including overhauling the maligned Joint Commisison on Public Ethics and boosting transparency by having her new administration comply with the state's open records laws. 

“Coming into office on the heels of yet another sexual harassment crisis, it is imperative that Governor Kathy Hochul address sexual violence, sexual harassment and gender inequity in a bold and decisive way," said Mary Ellen O’Loughlin, survivor and executive director of the Foundation for Survivors of Abuse. "These policies will help restore trust in government and send a clear message to all New Yorkers that there’s a new way of doing business in Albany."