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                                  7291

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 12, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  workforce  guidance  and
  information for women; and to amend the civil service law, in relation
  to the recruitment of women to state civil service initiative

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

  Section 1. Section 10-c of the labor law, as added by chapter  284  of
the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  S  10-c.  Workforce guidance and information for women [policy] INITI-
ATIVE.   1. The department shall provide  guidance  to  local  workforce
investment boards and staff, to enable them to better educate and inform
both  women  and men about higher paying jobs and careers including jobs
traditionally dominated by men.  Such  guidance  shall  promote  program
services for job seekers that provide:
  (a)  current  information about compensation for jobs and careers that
offer high earning potential including jobs that are traditionally domi-
nated by men;
  (b) counseling, skills development and training  that  encourage  both
women and men to seek employment in such jobs;
  (c) referrals to employers offering such jobs; and
  (d)  current  local labor market information regarding the gender wage
gap and specific self-sufficiency rates for families living and  working
in that local labor market.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PREPARE  AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AN
ANNUAL  EVALUATION REPORT OF THE INITIATIVE NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, AND  EVERY  YEAR  THEREAFTER.  THE  REPORT  SHALL
INCLUDE:
  (A)  HOW  MANY WOMEN WERE REFERRED TO COUNSELING OR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AND TRAINING FOR JOBS AND CAREERS THAT  OFFER  HIGH  EARNING  POTENTIAL,
INCLUDING JOBS TRADITIONALLY DOMINATED BY MEN;
  (B) HOW MANY WOMEN WERE REFERRED TO SUCH JOBS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (C)  THE  RATIO  OF  WOMEN  TO MEN IN SUCH JOBS AND ANY CHANGE IN THAT
RATIO FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR; AND
  (D) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
  S  2.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section 12 to
read as follows:
  S 12. RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE  INITIATIVE  1.  THE
DEPARTMENT, THROUGH EXISTING PROGRAMS, SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BOTH
WOMEN  AND MEN ABOUT HIGH PAYING JOBS AND CAREERS, INCLUDING JOBS TRADI-
TIONALLY DOMINATED BY MEN. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS PART
OF ANY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AS WELL AS BE AVAILABLE ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE.
  2.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPO-
RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AN  ANNUAL
EVALUATION  REPORT  OF  THE  INITIATIVE NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A) HOW MANY WOMEN WERE REFERRED TO EXAMINATIONS FOR JOBS AND  CAREERS
THAT  OFFER  HIGH  EARNING POTENTIAL, INCLUDING JOBS TRADITIONALLY DOMI-
NATED BY MEN;
  (B) THE RATIO OF WOMEN TO MEN IN TRADITIONALLY  HIGH  PAYING  JOBS  IN
STATE CIVIL SERVICE AND ANY CHANGE IN THAT RATIO FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR;
  (C)  THE  PRESIDENT'S  RECOMMENDATIONS  AND  PLANS  FOR INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF WOMEN IN TRADITIONALLY HIGH PAYING JOBS; AND
  (D) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE PRESIDENT DEEMS RELEVANT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.