2023 New York Laws › CVS - Civil Service › Article 4 - Recruitment of Personnel › Title A - Examinations and Eligible Lists › 59-C - State Employment of Persons and Veterans With Disabilities Study.

§  59-c.  State  employment  of persons and veterans with disabilities
study. 1. The president shall conduct a  comprehensive  study  analyzing
the  effectiveness  of  sections  fifty-five-b  and fifty-five-c of this
title which deals with the  employment  of  persons  and  veterans  with
disabilities by the state and prepare and submit an annual report to the
speaker  of  the  assembly,  the  minority  leader  of the assembly, the
temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate and
the governor's office of employee relations, and make publicly available
on the department's website no later than one year after  the  effective
date of this section, and every year thereafter.
2. Such report shall include but not be limited to:
(a)  the number of persons with a letter of eligibility under sections
fifty-five-b and fifty-five-c of this title that have received  a  civil
service appointment;
(b)  the number of persons at the time of the report who have received
a letter of eligibility from the department certifying they are eligible
to  be  appointed  in  accordance   with   sections   fifty-five-b   and
fifty-five-c of this title;
(c)  the  number  of  persons  with  a  physical  or mental disability
appointed in accordance with sections fifty-five-b and  fifty-five-c  of
this  title  that  have  taken  a  promotional examination including the
number of such persons that have taken a promotional examination  within
the last five years;
(d)  a  determination  as  to  whether the state is underutilizing the
provisions of such sections based on such findings from the report;
(e) an assessment of whether the state offers any additional  programs
run  by  the state with the mission to increase the employment of people
with disabilities, including, but  not  limited  to:  Adult  Career  and
Continuing  Ed  Services  (ACCES-VR) within the education department and
the  office  for  people  with  developmental  disabilities'   supported
employment services programs; and
(f)  recommendations  based  on  the  findings  from  the report as to
whether the state can take additional action to  market  or  inform  the
public  of  state  job  opportunities  for  persons  and  veterans  with
disabilities and if so, what specific actions should be taken.
3. For the purposes of this section, the president  may  conduct  such
study in conjunction with any other department, division, board, bureau,
commission,  agency,  or public authority of the state deemed necessary.
To the maximum extent feasible, the president  shall  be  authorized  to
request,  receive,  and  utilize  such  resources  and data of any other
department, division,  board,  bureau,  commission,  agency,  or  public
authority  of  the state as he or she may reasonably request to properly
carry his or her powers and duties pursuant to this section.
4. The president shall promulgate rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.