New York A 11095: Ensures diversity and inclusion at certain state entities and combats harassment and discrimination in the workplace

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A11095 Summary:

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Establishes the committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, the office of diversity management, and the state workforce diversity and inclusions council to ensure diversity and inclusion at certain state entities and combat harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

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04/24/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11095

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to establishing the
 committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, the office
 of diversity management, and the state workforce diversity and inclu-
 sion council to ensure diversity and inclusion at certain state enti-
 ties and combat harassment and discrimination in the workplace

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

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new article
 2 11-C to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE XI-C
 4 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
 5 Section 179. Definitions.
 6 179-a. Committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportu-
 7 nity.
 8 179-b. Office of diversity management.
 9 179-c. Comprehensive state diversity and inclusion planning.
 10 179-d. The state workforce diversity and inclusion council.
 11 179-e. Combating harassment and discrimination in state agen-
 12 cies.
 13 § 179. Definitions. As used in this article:
 14 (a) "Committee" shall mean the committee for diversity, inclusion, and
 15 equal opportunity established by this article.
 16 (b) "Office" shall mean the office of diversity management established
 17 by this article.
 18 (c) "Protected class discrimination" shall mean employment-related
 19 discrimination that is unlawful pursuant to federal laws, rules or regu-
 20 lations and/or state laws, rules or regulations, including but not
 21 limited to, Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act, the Americans
 22 with Disabilities Act, and article fifteen of the executive law.
 23 (d) "State entities" shall mean: (i) any state department, board,
 24 bureau, commission, division, office, council or agency over which the
 25 governor has executive authority; and (ii) any public benefit corpo-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15289-01-6

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 1 ration, public authority and commission, for which the governor appoints
 2 the chair, chief executive, or the majority of board members, except for
 3 the port authority of New York and New Jersey.
 4 (e) "State officer or employee" shall have the same meaning as set
 5 forth in section seventy-three of the public officers law.
 6 (f) "Workforce council" shall mean the state workforce diversity and
 7 inclusion council established by this article.
 8 § 179-a. Committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
 9 (a) The committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity is
 10 hereby established and its membership shall consist of: the chief diver-
 11 sity officer, who shall serve as the chairperson, the president who
 12 shall serve as vice-chairperson, the director of budget, the commission-
 13 er of the division of human rights, the commissioner of labor, the
 14 secretary of state, the director of employee relations, the commissioner
 15 of veterans' services, and the commissioner of the office for people
 16 with developmental disabilities. Membership of the committee may be
 17 amended by the chairperson and vice-chairperson, with the agreement of
 18 the current members of the committee. The vice-chairperson shall perform
 19 the duties of the chairperson in the chairperson's absence and at such
 20 times as the chairperson may direct.
 21 (b) The committee shall advise the