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NY A04851
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lester Chang
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Civil Service, in consultation with the Department of State and Office for New Americans, to conduct a comprehensive study on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employment in state and local public sector workforce
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Study must determine current AAPI employee numbers, track increases over time, and assess whether growth keeps pace with AAPI population growth in New York
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Requires examination of AAPI employees' language proficiencies and how multilingual employees assist in providing public services to AAPI communities
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Must include recommendations on increasing AAPI representation to be proportionate to the state's AAPI population and incentivizing bilingual AAPI individuals to join public sector employment
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Report due to the Governor and legislative leaders within 2 years of the act's effective date; the act expires and is repealed 3 years after becoming law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
1/7/2026