New York S 8209: Relates to establishing the office of racial equity and social justice

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S08209 Summary:

BILL NOS08209 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02633

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the president of the state civil service commission to conduct a study on job vacancies across state agencies and determine which, if any, state agencies are understaffed.

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BILL NOS08209 

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05/21/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.932

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/12/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A2633

&nbspA02633 AMEND= Lunsford

&nbsp01/21/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/06/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/09/2025reported 

&nbsp06/09/2025rules report cal.489

&nbsp06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.489

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.99

&nbsp05/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/05/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/05/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/12/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8209

&nbsp05/12/20263RD READING CAL.932

&nbsp05/12/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/12/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8209

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 21, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT in relation to directing the president of the state civil service
 commission to conduct a study on job vacancies across state agencies

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

 1 Section 1. The president of the state civil service commission shall
 2 conduct a comprehensive study on the number of job vacancies within
 3 state agencies to determine which agencies are currently understaffed.
 4 § 2. 1. Such study shall examine how many full-time and part-time
 5 positions are budgeted for in each agency, how many of those budgeted
 6 for positions remain vacant, and how long those positions have been
 7 vacant.
 8 2. Such study shall include recommendations based on the data examined
 9 as to whether the state can take additional action to market or inform
 10 the public of state job opportunities and if so, what specific actions
 11 should be taken.
 12 § 3. For the purposes of this section, the president of the state
 13 civil service commission may conduct such study in conjunction with any
 14 other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public
 15 authority of the state deemed necessary. To the maximum extent feasible,
 16 the president of the state civil service commission shall be authorized
 17 to request, receive, and utilize such resources and data of any other
 18 department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public
 19 authority of the state as such president of the state civil service
 20 commission may reasonably request to properly carry such president of
 21 the state civil service commission's powers and duties pursuant to this
 22 act.
 23 § 4. The president of the state civil service commission shall report
 24 on the results of the study described in this act within one year from
 25 the effective date of this act. Such report shall be made publicly

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04251-01-5

 S. 8209 2

 1 available online on the New York state department of civil service's
 2 website and shall be delivered to the governor, the temporary president
 3 of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
 4 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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