Bill > A1245

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Civil Service Commission to develop or identify and adopt a cultural competency training course that is required to be taken by officers and employees of the State who routinely interact with members of the general public during the course of their employment as a requirement of the position they hold. Local government agencies are required to develop or identify and adopt a cultural competency training course that is either adopted by the Civil Service Commission or is substantially similar. The bill requires the courses to include instruction and exercises designed to promote positive interaction with the various racial, ethnic, and religious communities who may approach officers and employees of State departments, authorities, commissions, offices, divisions, bureaus, boards, authorities, or instrumentalities of the Executive Branch and officers and employees of each local government agency. The bill requires the Civil Service Commission to periodically assess the training course materials and online tutorials developed or identified and update them where the commission finds appropriate. Local government agencies are required to assess and modify the course they select in order to keep the courses at the State and local level substantially similar. Each officer and employee who is required to participate in this training will do so as part of in-service training. This bill does not apply to an officer or employee of a law enforcement entity who is required to undergo cultural diversity training established in law.

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Alex Sauickie (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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