NY S06990

Requires all state agencies to offer voluntary electronic exit surveys and interviews to employees who resign or retire from civil service, with agencies mandated to offer exit interviews to at least 30% of departing employees

Directs the Civil Service Department president to create a comprehensive exit survey and interview protocol by January 1, 2027, including questions about employment experience and reasons for leaving

Exempts individual employee responses to exit surveys from the Freedom of Information Law to encourage candid feedback

Mandates annual reports to the governor and legislative leaders beginning March 30, 2028, detailing the number of departing employees, survey participation rates, and analysis of resignation/retirement reasons

Required analysis must address reasons for departure including wages, remote work policies, workload, harassment concerns, caregiving responsibilities, and commute time, disaggregated by agency and job title