Bill Text: NY A03162 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training; requires certain public employees and private contractors to complete such training bi-annually.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to labor [A03162 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03162-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3162--B

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CARROLL,  ORTIZ,  ARROYO, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED,
          MOSLEY, SIMON, CRUZ, BLAKE, COOK, REYES, RAYNOR, NIOU  --  Multi-Spon-
          sored  by  --  M. of A.  M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Labor --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
          reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
          of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training program

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  296-e
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  296-e.  Anti-bias  and inclusion training program.  1. The division
     4  shall develop a training program for all  employees  of  the  office  of
     5  parks, recreation and historic preservation, the Olympic regional devel-
     6  opment  authority,  and the department of environmental conservation and
     7  all private contractors working for  the  state  at  such  agencies  who
     8  perform  public-facing  functions. For purposes of this section the term
     9  "public-facing function" shall mean job functions  that  require  inter-
    10  action and communication with the public.
    11    2.  All employees and private contractors described in subdivision one
    12  of this section shall complete such training program biannually.
    13    3. Such anti-bias and inclusion training program  shall  include,  but
    14  shall  not  be  limited  to: (a) general discussions about diversity and
    15  bias, including unconscious bias; (b) tools to create an  inclusive  and
    16  respectful  work environment; (c) examination of employee's own personal
    17  biases; and (d) identification of ways to respond to discrimination  and
    18  bias.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01762-09-9
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     1    4.  The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations as he or she
     2  deems necessary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of  this
     3  section.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.