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History
- Print number 3786a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Directs the president of the civil service commission to study and publish a report evaluating wage disparities among public employers
In Senate Committee · Civil Service And Pensions · Sponsor Barbara Lifton
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Title of bill
An act directing the president of the civil service commission to study and publish a report evaluating wage disparities among public employers
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this legislation is to direct the president of the state Civil Service Commission to study and publish a report evaluating among public employers the existence of wage disparities related to job titles segregated by sex, race and/or national origin.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 declares that the policy of the state is to pursue the establishment of equitable compensation relationships between female dominated, male-dominated, and other segregated titles to eliminate wage disparities in public employment statewide.
Section 2 provides definitions for terms relevant to this act.
Section 3 provides six criteria that must be included in the study and the report published by the president of the Civil Service Commission.
Section 4 prescribes methodologies for the study which do not disproportionately undervalue jobs titles or position classifications.
Section 5 requires that the completed wage disparities in segregated titles the work; be submitted to the Speaker Leader of the Assembly, the Temporary Minority Leader of the Senate and the Relations.report, determining if there are based an the equivalent value of of the Assembly, the Minority President of the Senate, the Governor's Office of Employee
Section 6 sets forth the effective date.
Justification
In its effort to ensure that equivalent value of work is compensated at the same rate by public employers, regardless of sex, race, or national origin, New York State needs to establish how and where such inequities exist. By requiring a comprehensive study With a prescribed methodology, such as a systematic point factor job evaluation system, the state will hate critical data to be used for addressing wage disparities in segregated titles based on the equivalent value of the work.
Prior legislative history
2013-14: S.5391A/A.881-A - Passed Assembly, Referred to Civil Service 2012: A.9623 - Passed Assembly.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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