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NY S01125

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2023

Primary Sponsor

James Skoufis

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a seven percent employment goal for individuals with disabilities across state agencies, state contractors/subcontractors, the state legislature, and the unified court system.

  • Requires covered employers with 50 or more employees to develop affirmative action programs, conduct annual evaluations of disability employment, identify employment barriers, and implement action-oriented corrective plans.

  • Mandates that state contracts over $10,000 include provisions requiring contractors and subcontractors to meet the seven percent disability employment goal.

  • Requires covered employers to invite applicants and existing employees to voluntarily self-identify as individuals with disabilities using standardized language prescribed by the Department of Labor, with self-identification information kept confidential in separate data files.

  • Requires all covered employers to report annually to the Department of Labor on disability workforce representation and results of action-oriented improvement plans; clarifies the seven percent goal is not a quota or ceiling limiting disability employment.

Legislative Description

Relates to establishing goals for participation by individuals with disabilities with respect to state employment, state contracts, legislative employment and judicial employment; establishes a goal of seven percent employment of individuals with disabilities within state agencies, the state legislature, unified court system and state contractors and subcontractors; defines terms.

Last Action

REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Disabilities1/10/2023

Full Bill Text

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