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Senate Bill S1585

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York minority employment plan act

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2017-S1585 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-a, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7962

2017-S1585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York minority employment plan act.

2017-S1585 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1585
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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