Assembly Bill A5960

2017-2018 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5960 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8039
2019-2020: A6692
2021-2022: A5093
2023-2024: A4487

2017-A5960 (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.

2017-A5960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5960
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAMOS, CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, ARROYO, RODRIGUEZ,
   MOYA, PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Govern-
   mental 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 EIGHTEEN, 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07374-01-7

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