NY Civ Serv L § 7-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title A - Organization and Functions of State Civil Service Department 7-A - Commission on Increasing Diversity in the State Government Workforce.

§  7-a.  Commission  on  increasing  diversity in the state government workforce.  1.  There  is  hereby  established  in  the  department   an independent  commission  on increasing diversity in the state government workforce. Such commission shall not be subject to  the  supervision  or control  of  the  department,  the  commission  or  the  president.  The commission on increasing diversity in  the  state  government  workforce shall  examine,  evaluate  and  make  recommendations concerning ways to increase the number of minority workers in state service.   2. The commission on increasing  diversity  in  the  state  government workforce  shall  be  composed  of  fifteen  members, to be appointed as follows: nine members shall be appointed by the governor, three  members shall  be  appointed by the temporary president of the senate, and three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly. Of  the  nine members  appointed  by the governor, at least one member shall represent each of the following: the department, the office of employee relations, the  governor's  appointments   office,   a   prominent   civil   rights organization  representing blacks, a prominent civil rights organization representing  Hispanics,  and  a  prominent  civil  rights  organization representing   Asians.  All  the  members  appointed  by  the  temporary president of the senate  and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly  shall  be representatives of a protected class as established by federal statutory or  case law. Every member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the official who appointed him or her. The members shall  be  broadly representative  of  the  geographic  areas  of the state and the diverse minority communities of the state.  The  governor  shall  designate  the chair and vice-chair of the commission from among his or her appointees. Vacancies  in  the  membership  of the commission shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.   3. The commission on increasing  diversity  in  the  state  government workforce:  (a)  shall  recommend ways in which to increase the number of minority workers in state service;  (b) shall study how to diversify the workforce in state service during the replacement of the existing workforce as it ages out and retires;  (c) shall review the diversity hiring practices of  other  states  and the  federal government, including reviewing the Presidential Management Interim  Program  model  for  recruiting  and  advancing  Hispanic   and African-American  college  graduates,  and  recommend  the  best outcome practices;  (d) shall review and recommend changes  to  the  existing  hiring  and promotion  practices  that  will  help  diversify  the  workers in state service at all levels of service;  (e) shall review and recommend the means  by  which  to  best  provide information  to students and faculty at colleges and universities in the state on the employment and promotion opportunities in state service;  (f) shall review and recommend  recruiting  and  employment  practices that  will  bring  Hispanics  into  jobs classified as shortage category occupations, as well as other occupations;  (g) shall review and recommend any flexibilities  that  exist  in  the state  civil  service system to bring minorities into jobs classified as shortage category occupations, as well as other occupations;  (h) shall review and recommend procedures that the  department  should take  to  develop  and  promote  the  participation  of  minority  state employees in career development programs;  (i) may meet within and without the state, shall hold public  hearings and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant to the legislative law;  (j)  to  the maximum extent feasible, shall be entitled to request and receive, and  shall  utilize  and  be  provided  with  such  facilities, resources  and  data  of any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the  state  as  it  may  reasonably  request  to properly carry out its powers and duties pursuant to this section; and  (k) (1) shall, on or before April first, two thousand seven, report to the   governor   and  the  legislature  its  findings,  conclusions  and recommendations,  (2) shall, on or before April first, two thousand eight, report to the governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph, and  (3)  shall, on or before April first, two thousand nine, report to the governor and the legislature on the status of and any actions  taken  on the recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph, and  which actions have and have not been taken to provide for diversity in the state government workforce.   4. The members of the commission on increasing diversity in the  state government  workforce  shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.