Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such…

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Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee

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Latest action Mar 3, 2026

Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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New York State Senate

Same as A1306, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

SECTION 1: SETS FORTH DEFINITIONS. SECTION 2: PART (A) DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT HELD BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE AND BY MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONS TO DETER- MINE WHETHER THE CONTENTS OF SUCH EXAMINATIONS HAVE A DISCRIMINATORY EFFECT ON MINORITY EXAMINEES. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MINORITY AND NON-MINORITY COMPET- ITIVE EXAMINATION EXAMINEES; (II) A COMPARISON OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINA- TION RESULTS FOR MINORITY EXAMINEES COMPARED TO NON-MINORITY EXAMINEES. SECTION 3: THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE MAY REQUEST, AND IS AUTHOR- IZED TO RECEIVE, ANY INFORMATION FROM ANY AGENCY THAT IS RELEVANT AND MATERIAL TO THE COMPLETION OF THE STUDY UNDER SECTION TWO OF THIS ACT. SECTION 4: NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE SHALL DELIVER A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO OF THIS ACT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SECTION 5: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED REPEALED TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH DATE.

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Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Alicia Hyndman and 16 more on Agora

Democratic17
Republican1

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The sponsor's argument

Why Samra Brouk says this is needed

WE ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM HAS LED TO THE UNDER-EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS ARE USED TO DETER- MINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT SOLELY BASED ON KNOWLEDGE. CURRENT- LY, OUR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A FAIR PROCESS IN OBTAINING CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS. WE ARE DETERMINED TO HOLD THESE AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE BY COMPARING THE DATA BETWEEN MINORITY AND NON-MI- NORITY EXAMINATIONS. LEGISATIVE HISTORY: 2023: S7634 REFERRED TO RULES. 2024: S7634 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS. 2025: S986 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 3, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 15, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

Show full history (2 earlier events)

Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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