Senate Bill S7634

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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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2023-S7634 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1784
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10118

2023-S7634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.

2023-S7634 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7634
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of civil service to conduct a  study  on
   competitive  examinations  for  public employment to determine whether
   the contents of such examinations  have  a  discriminatory  effect  on
   minority  examinees;  and  providing  for the repeal of such provision
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. For the purposes of this act the following terms shall have
 the following meanings:
   (a)  "agency"  means  any department, board, bureau, commission, divi-
 sion, office, council, committee, public benefit corporation  or  public
 authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor.
   (b)  "competitive  examination"  means  competitive  examinations  for
 public employment held by the state department of civil service  and  by
 municipal  commissions,  as  such  term is defined by section two of the
 civil service law.
   § 2. (a) The department of civil service  shall  conduct  a  study  on
 competitive examinations for public employment held by the state depart-
 ment  of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether
 the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minor-
 ity examinees.
   (b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i) the total number of minority and non-minority competitive examina-
 tion examinees;
   (ii) a comparison of  competitive  examination  results  for  minority
 examinees compared to non-minority examinees;
   (iii) an agency by agency, and municipality by municipality, breakdown
 containing the percentage of minority employees hired each year compared
 to non-minorities;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04656-01-3
              

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