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Senate Bill S7962

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York minority employment plan act

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2015-S7962 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8050
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7-a, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1585

2015-S7962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York minority employment plan act.

2015-S7962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7962

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  establishing  the
  New York minority employment plan act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (f) and subparagraphs 2 and 3  of  para-
graph  (k)  of subdivision 3 of section 7-a of the civil service law, as
added by chapter 705 of the laws of 2006, are amended and a new subpara-
graph 4 is added to paragraph (k) to read as follows:
  (c) shall review [the diversity hiring practices of other  states  and
the  federal government, including reviewing the Presidential Management
Interim Program model for] recruiting [advancing Hispanic  and  African-
American  college  graduates,  and recommend the best outcome practices]
AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES THAT WILL BRING HISPANICS AND ASIANS INTO  JOBS
CLASSIFIED  AS  SHORTAGE  CATEGORY OCCUPATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER OCCUPA-
TIONS;
  (f) shall review and recommend  recruiting  and  employment  practices
that  will  bring  Hispanics AND ASIANS into jobs classified as shortage
category occupations, as well as other occupations;
  (2) shall, on or before April first, two thousand eight, report to the
governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on
the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph,
[and]
  (3)  shall, on or before April first, two thousand nine, report to the
governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on
the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph,
and  which actions have and have not been taken to provide for diversity
in the state government workforce[.], AND
  (4) SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN THE
FIRST OF FEBRUARY IN EACH YEAR ON THE STATUS OF AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN ON
THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
AND WHICH ACTIONS HAVE AND HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR  DIVERSITY
IN THE STATE GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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