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This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for implementing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in New York state civil service positions. The legislation requires each state agency to develop a written affirmative action program with specific goals for increasing employment opportunities for minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans. Each agency must designate a full-time affirmative action officer who reports directly to the agency head, with staff support based on the agency's size and complexity. The bill creates an Executive Committee for Affirmative Action, composed of key state officials, which will advise the governor and assist in coordinating affirmative action policies. The president of the civil service department will have extensive responsibilities, including issuing regulations, monitoring agency plans, conducting workforce studies, proposing remedial actions for non-compliant agencies, and submitting annual reports to the governor and legislature. An Affirmative Action Advisory Council, consisting of agency affirmative action officers, will be established to provide ongoing advice and submit quarterly reports. The legislation aims to ensure systematic and accountable efforts to improve diversity and equal employment opportunities across state agencies, with mechanisms for tracking progress and addressing underrepresentation in the state workforce.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6055