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                                   6810
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 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
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07270-02-9
              

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 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.