New York S 4593: Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the Neurodiversity Training Pledge

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S04593 Summary:

BILL NOS04593 

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Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge.

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BILL NOS04593 

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02/10/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

02/11/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1707

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A38

&nbspA00038 AMEND= Burdick

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to labor

&nbsp02/24/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/27/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2025reported 

&nbsp05/29/2025rules report cal.278

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.278

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/29/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.1

&nbsp01/12/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/12/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/12/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S4593

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1707

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4593

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT in relation to directing the New York State Department of Labor
 to establish a voluntary training and certification program for
 employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge

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

 1 Section 1. a. The New York State Department of Labor, in consultation
 2 with the Office of Employee Relations, the Office for People with Devel-
 3 opmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health, the Justice Center
 4 for the Protection of People with Special Needs, the Council on Develop-
 5 mental Disabilities, Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vo-
 6 cational Rehabilitation (ACCESS-VR), the Office of the Chief Disability
 7 Officer, and any other relevant groups as deemed necessary, shall estab-
 8 lish a voluntary training program and certification for employers, enti-
 9 tled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge, to support an inclusive work-
 10 place and the advantages of a neurodiverse workforce. Such certification
 11 shall be awarded upon completion of the training program. The training
 12 program shall promote techniques and strategies employers can implement
 13 to increase neurodiversity in the workplace.
 14 b. The Department of Labor shall develop an online or virtual training
 15 program for employers which shall address key topics including:
 16 (i) education and instruction on workplace sensitivity regarding
 17 neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, attention-
 18 deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, and other conditions;
 19 (ii) recognition of the advantages of neurodiversity and a neuroinclu-
 20 sive workforce and workplace which promotes success through creativity
 21 and innovation;
 22 (iii) strategies for creating an inclusive and supportive interview
 23 process;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00034-01-5

 S. 4593 2

 1 (iv) recommendation on workplace inclusion and accessibility for
 2 neurodiverse individuals;
 3 (v) providing reasonable accommodations to neurodiverse employees;
 4 (vi) website accessibility; and
 5 (vii) corporate partnership training for employers for the purposes of
 6 qualifying for preferred source procurement status.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 8 have become a law.

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