What's happening
This bill amends the civil service law to include Asians in diversity hiring efforts and requires annual reporting on workforce diversity actions.
Why it matters
Expanding diversity efforts to explicitly include Asians. ensures that this significant but sometimes overlooked demographic is purposefully considered in state hiring and recruitment strategies, addressing gaps in current diversity initiatives.
Mandating annual public reporting. on diversity actions and outcomes creates ongoing accountability for state agencies, allowing both lawmakers and the public to track progress and identify shortfalls in workforce representation.
Requiring targeted review and recommendations for shortage category occupations. can help address persistent gaps in fields where diversity is lacking, potentially leading to more equitable access to opportunities within high-need job sectors.
Codifying these requirements into law signals a long-term, institutional commitment. to inclusive hiring, making it more difficult for future administrations to ignore or deprioritize diversity in the state workforce.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1585
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2017
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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (f) and subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph (k) of subdivision 3 of section 7-a of the civil service law, as added by chapter 705 of the laws of 2006, are amended and a new subparagraph 4 is added to paragraph (k) to read as follows:
(c) shall review [the diversity hiring practices of other states and the federal government, including reviewing the Presidential Management Interim Program model for] recruiting [advancing Hispanic and African- American college graduates, and recommend the best outcome practices] and employment practices that will bring Hispanics and Asians into jobs classified as shortage category occupations, as well as other occupations;
(f) shall review and recommend recruiting and employment practices that will bring Hispanics and Asians into jobs classified as shortage category occupations, as well as other occupations;
(2) shall, on or before April first, two thousand eight, report to the governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions taken on the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph, [and]
(3) shall, on or before April first, two thousand nine, report to the governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions taken on the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph, and which actions have and have not been taken to provide for diversity in the state government workforce[.], and
(4) shall report to the governor and the legislature no later than the first of February in each year on the status of and any actions taken on
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the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph, and which actions have and have not been taken to provide for diversity in the state government workforce.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to establishing the New York minority employment plan act
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation would amend the civil service law by amending the Article 2 Title A Section 7-a. 3(c), Section 7- a.3(1), and section 7-a.3(k)(4) to require the Commission on Increasing Diversity in the State Government Workforce ("the Commission") to:
1. Review the diversity hiring practices of other states and the federal government for recruiting and advancing Hispanic, African-American, and Asian college students, and recommend the best outcome practices
2. Review and recommend recruiting and employment practices that will bring minorities including, but not limited to, Hispanics and Asians into jobs classified as shortage category occupations, as well as other occupations.
3. Require and direct the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, recommendations and on the status of and any actions taken on the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of the Section 7-a of the civil service law to the governor and the legislature no later than the first of February in each year.
Justification
Under the existing state civil service law, the Commission on Increasing Diversity in the State Government Workforce, an independent commission which is established by the section 7-a of the civil service law, is required to recommend to the governor and the legislature the ways in which to increase the number of minority workers in state service.
However, while the section 7-a. 3(c) and 7-a. 3(f) are specifically requiring the Commission to review and recommend recruiting and employment practices that will bring Hispanics and African-Americans into certain occupations in state government, it fails to explicitly require the review and recommend on behalf of and for Asian population in New York by the Commission.
This bill is thereby proposed to promote and encourage the diversity in the state government workforce by enacting an explicit requirement that the Commission includes Asian population in its review and evaluation of recruiting and employment practices of state government workforce and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature the concerning ways to increase the number of minority workers including, but not limited to, Asians in state service.
Legislative history
2016: A.8050 (Kim)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill takes effect immediately.
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