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Assembly Bill A8039

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of an annual report on the race and ethnic data of individuals who have taken a civil service examination

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2015-A8039 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7147
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5960, S4985, S7234
2019-2020: A6692, S5062
2021-2022: A5093, S5651
2023-2024: A4487, S7273
2025-2026: S6068

2015-A8039 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of an annual report on the race and ethnic data of individuals who have taken a civil service examination.

2015-A8039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8039

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAMOS,  CRESPO,  SEPULVEDA, LINARES, ARROYO,
  RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, ROZIC, DAVILA, DILAN, MOYA, PICHARDO --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the creation of an
  annual  report  on  the  race  and ethnic data of individuals who have
  taken a civil service examination

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

  Section  1.  Section 7 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION SHALL COLLECT DATA ON THE ETHNICITY
AND RACE OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL  WHO  TAKES  A  CIVIL  SERVICE  EXAMINATION
ISSUED  OR APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PRESIDENT SHALL PREPARE AN
ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIBING  THE  DATA  COLLECTED.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE
PUBLISHED  NO  LATER  THAN NOVEMBER THIRTIETH OF EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN
TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND SHALL REPORT INFORMATION ON THE BASIS  OF  THE
LAST  COMPLETED  STATE FISCAL YEAR. THE REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO  THE  PUBLIC
VIA THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10946-01-5

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