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                                  4101--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO, RAMOS, ARROYO, RIVERA, RODRI-
   GUEZ, DAVILA, DILAN, MOYA, ROZIC, PICHARDO, MOSLEY,  BICHOTTE,  BLAKE,
   LAWRENCE, JEAN-PIERRE, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK,
   HYNDMAN,  SIMON  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to direct the president of the state civil service commission to
   conduct a study on the current civil service  examination  process  to
   identify  and provide recommendations to improve current methodologies
   used regarding the examination process to ensure diversity in recruit-
   ment and hiring in the public sector
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  president of the state civil service commission is
 hereby directed to conduct a study on the current civil service examina-
 tion process to identify existing resources and provide  recommendations
 on  how  to improve current methodologies used regarding the examination
 process to ensure diversity in the recruitment and hiring in the  public
 sector.    Such study shall review the various needs of applicants based
 on age, race, creed, color, national  origin,  native  language,  sexual
 orientation,  gender  identity or expression, sex, disability or marital
 status. The study must also review available resources  to  ensure  that
 each of the needs of the above applicants are sufficiently met to ensure
 that  there  are  no  undue  barriers that could limit opportunities and
 prevent a diverse public sector workforce. Such resources shall include,
 but not be limited  to,  transportation,  accessibility  to  examination
 location  and  times of examinations, technology, preparation courses on
 general  exams,  translators,  tests  available  in  applicant's  native
 language,  preparation  materials  or  other study materials provided to
 applicants before examinations are scheduled, mentors  or  a  mentorship
 program,  or  any  other  testing  accommodations deemed necessary for a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 documented disability. If resources are not  available,  the  commission
 shall make recommendations regarding how such resources can be provided.
 Such  commission  shall  also  make  other recommendations regarding the
 examination process to ensure diversity in recruitment and hiring in the
 public sector.
   § 2. On or before two hundred seventy days after the effective date of
 this  act,  the  president  of  the state civil service commission shall
 complete the study pursuant to section one of this act and shall  there-
 after deliver a copy of the findings and any legislative recommendations
 he or she deems to be necessary to the governor, the temporary president
 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.