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NY A06260
Bill
Status
4/3/2023
Primary Sponsor
Lester Chang
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AI Summary
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Department of Civil Service must conduct a comprehensive study on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employment in New York's public sector workforce in consultation with the Department of State, Office for New Americans, and other relevant agencies.
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Study must examine current AAPI employee numbers in state and local government, track growth over time compared to AAPI population growth, and assess language proficiency among AAPI employees and availability of services in AAPI languages.
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Study must make recommendations on increasing AAPI representation to be proportionate to the AAPI population, incentivizing bilingual/multilingual AAPI individuals to join public sector, and identifying resources and partnerships needed to achieve these goals.
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Department of Civil Service must submit findings and recommendations to the Governor, legislative leaders, and minority leaders within 2 years of the act's effective date.
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Act takes effect immediately and expires 3 years after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employment in the public sector workforce including the current levels of employment and how to increase participation in the state and local public sector workforce.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
1/3/2024