Bill Text: NY S07148 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills; establishes career ladders for persons holding such positions; establishes supervisory positions for persons required to have foreign language skills.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-31 - REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS [S07148 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07148-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7148
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 31, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
        AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  the  compensation
          paid  to  persons  employed  in  positions  requiring foreign language
          skills, requiring the establishment  of  career  ladders  for  persons
          holding  such  positions, requiring establishment of supervisory posi-
          tions for persons  required  to  have  foreign  language  skills,  and
          requiring  the  department  of civil service to annually report to the
          governor and the legislature on persons in state service holding posi-
          tions requiring foreign language skills
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 121 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a.  Positions requiring foreign language skills. The director of the
     4  classification and compensation division  shall  classify  any  position
     5  requiring  foreign  language  skills to be paid a differential as deter-
     6  mined by the director  for  permanent  competitive  and  non-competitive
     7  employees  in  a  language parenthetics title or in a position where the
     8  duties require them to use a foreign language. In addition such director
     9  shall establish and classify supervisory positions for employees who are
    10  required to have foreign language  skills  such  that  such  persons  in
    11  supervisory  positions  are  adequately  compensated  for their language
    12  skills and experience, and who are able  to  effectively  supervise  and
    13  evaluate persons holding positions requiring foreign language skills.
    14    §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 121 of the civil service law, as added
    15  by chapter 907 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
    16    5. Career ladders. The director of the classification and compensation
    17  division may, in order to implement a plan for the progressive  advance-
    18  ment of employees in an occupational group, based on their acquiring, as
    19  prescribed  by  such director, of either training or experience or both,
    20  reclassify the positions of the incumbents who meet the prescribed qual-
    21  ifications to titles allocated to higher salary grades. The  advancement
    22  of  an  incumbent  pursuant to this subdivision is not, and is not to be
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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