New York S 898: Authorizes the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding to substance use disorder and gambling programs operated by for profit agencies

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S00898 Summary:

BILL NOS00898 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01750

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §130, Civ Serv L

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Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills; establishes career ladders for persons holding such positions; establishes supervisory positions for persons required to have foreign language skills.

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BILL NOS00898 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/13/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/10/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 898

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the compensation
 paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language
 skills and directing the department of civil service to conduct a
 study on certain job titles that require proficiency in a language
 other than English

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 130 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
 3 15. Whenever the director finds that under prevailing wage practices
 4 in private or other public employment in the state, employees in a given
 5 occupation who are required to be proficient in a language other than
 6 English receive a higher rate of pay than employees in the same occupa-
 7 tion who are not required to be proficient in a language other than
 8 English, the director may, subject to the approval of the director of
 9 the budget, establish a pay differential for titles that require profi-
 10 ciency in a language other than English. Such differential shall be in
 11 addition to an employee's basic salary and shall not affect, impair or
 12 impede any performance advance payments, performance awards, longevity
 13 payments or other rights or benefits to which an employee may be enti-
 14 tled under the provisions of this chapter, provided, however, that any
 15 differential payable pursuant to this subdivision shall be included as
 16 compensation for retirement purposes. A pay differential shall be termi-
 17 nated for any employee when the employee ceases to be employed in the
 18 position for which such pay differential was authorized. A pay differen-
 19 tial shall remain in effect until terminated by the director of the
 20 classification and compensation division with the consent of the direc-
 21 tor of the budget or until a new pay differential is authorized pursuant

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01155-01-5

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 1 to this subdivision. The director shall be authorized to determine how
 2 such differential shall be paid, subject to the approval of the director
 3 of the budget. The director of the budget may adopt such regulations as
 4 such director may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this
 5 subdivision.
 6 § 2. The department of civil service is hereby directed to conduct a
 7 study and publish a report on titles in the state service that require
 8 proficiency in a language other than English. The study and report shall
 9 include, but not be limited to:
 10 1. the number of employees in titles that require proficiency in a
 11 language other than English and the appointment type held by such
 12 employees;
 13 2. the jurisdictional classification of such titles;
 14 3. the salary grades and allocations of such titles;
 15 4. a determination of whether the current salary allocations for each
 16 title adequately reflect the title's responsibilities and duties;
 17 5. whether any changes should be made to the current descriptions of
 18 such titles to reflect more accurately the actual duties of such titles;
 19 6. th