Assembly Bill A9118

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing goals for participation by individuals with disabilities with respect to state employment, state contracts, legislative employment and judicial employment

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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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2019-A9118 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7643
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-C §§369-aa - 369-ee, Exec L; add §9-a, Leg L; add §219-e, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3137, S1629
2023-2024: A2458, S1125

2019-A9118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing goals for participation by individuals with disabilities with respect to state employment, state contracts, legislative employment and judicial employment; establishes a goal of seven percent employment of individuals with disabilities within state agencies, the state legislature, unified court system and state contractors and subcontractors; defines terms.

2019-A9118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9118
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the legislative law and the judiciary
   law, in relation to establishing goals for participation  by  individ-
   uals  with  disabilities  with  respect  to  state  employment,  state
   contracts, legislative employment and judicial employment

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 17-c
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 17-C
   PARTICIPATION BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO STATE
                      EMPLOYMENT AND STATE CONTRACTS
 SECTION 369-AA. DEFINITIONS.
         369-BB. PARTICIPATION  BY  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES  WITH
                   RESPECT TO STATE EMPLOYMENT.
         369-CC. PARTICIPATION  BY  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES  WITH
                   RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS.
         369-DD. INVITATION TO SELF-IDENTIFY.
         369-EE. REPORT.
   § 369-AA. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "COVERED  EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN A STATE AGENCY, STATE CONTRACTOR OR
 STATE SUBCONTRACTOR;
   2. "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN:
   (A) WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
   (I) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS  ONE  OR
 MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
   (II) A RECORD OF SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT; OR
   (III) BEING REGARDED AS HAVING SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT;
   (B)  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE DEFINITION OF "DISABILITY" SHALL BE
 CONSTRUED IN FAVOR OF BROAD COVERAGE  OF  INDIVIDUALS,  TO  THE  MAXIMUM
 EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE QUESTION OF WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE
 DEFINITION UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT DEMAND EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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