Bill Text: NY S07962 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing the New York minority employment plan act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-31 - REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS [S07962 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07962-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7962
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 31, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  establishing  the
          New York minority employment plan act
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (f) and subparagraphs 2 and 3  of  para-
     2  graph  (k)  of subdivision 3 of section 7-a of the civil service law, as
     3  added by chapter 705 of the laws of 2006, are amended and a new subpara-
     4  graph 4 is added to paragraph (k) to read as follows:
     5    (c) shall review [the diversity hiring practices of other  states  and
     6  the  federal government, including reviewing the Presidential Management
     7  Interim Program model for] recruiting [advancing Hispanic  and  African-
     8  American  college  graduates,  and recommend the best outcome practices]
     9  and employment practices that will bring Hispanics and Asians into  jobs
    10  classified  as  shortage  category occupations, as well as other occupa-
    11  tions;
    12    (f) shall review and recommend  recruiting  and  employment  practices
    13  that  will  bring  Hispanics and Asians into jobs classified as shortage
    14  category occupations, as well as other occupations;
    15    (2) shall, on or before April first, two thousand eight, report to the
    16  governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on
    17  the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph,
    18  [and]
    19    (3)  shall, on or before April first, two thousand nine, report to the
    20  governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on
    21  the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph,
    22  and  which actions have and have not been taken to provide for diversity
    23  in the state government workforce[.], and
    24    (4) shall report to the governor and the legislature no later than the
    25  first of February in each year on the status of and any actions taken on
    26  the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph,
    27  and which actions have and have not been taken to provide for  diversity
    28  in the state government workforce.
    29    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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