The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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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.