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NY A00763

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michaelle Solages

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires towns with populations of 500,000 or more to develop a communications strategy promoting summer jobs, job fairs, workforce development training centers, and civil service testing information, with emphasis on minority/majority wards, low-income areas, and communities with high crime rates or vacant buildings

  • Mandates these towns host an annual dialogue on race, equity, and inclusion for the community

  • Requires towns to track and publish annual reports on key metrics including built environment enhancements, park maintenance, violence prevention, workforce training employment, and town employment demographics, due to the town board by December 21st each year

  • Requires all town employees to receive annual training on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Requires towns having a population of five hundred thousand persons or more to develop and implement a communications strategy to promote summer jobs, job fairs, workforce development training centers and information about civil service testing to town residents and to conduct an annual dialogue on race, equity and inclusion; requires the Town of Hempstead to track data over time and publish a report and to conduct DEI training.

Last Action

referred to local governments

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Governments1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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