NY State Assembly Bill 2019-A8574A

Assembly Bill A8574A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 25, 2020	reported referred to ways and means
Jan 22, 2020	print number 8574a
Jan 22, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to governmental employees
Jan 08, 2020	referred to governmental employees
Sep 13, 2019	referred to governmental employees

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2019-A8574 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §130, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A1406
2023-2024: A5634

2019-A8574 - Summary

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.

2019-A8574 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8574
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  the  compensation
   paid  to  persons  employed  in  positions  requiring foreign language
   skills, requiring the establishment  of  career  ladders  for  persons
   holding  such  positions, requiring establishment of supervisory posi-
   tions for persons  required  to  have  foreign  language  skills,  and
   requiring  the  department  of civil service to annually report to the
   governor and the legislature on persons in state service holding posi-
   tions requiring foreign language skills
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 121 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  POSITIONS REQUIRING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE
 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION DIVISION  SHALL  CLASSIFY  ANY  POSITION
 REQUIRING  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE  SKILLS TO BE PAID A DIFFERENTIAL AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE DIRECTOR  FOR  PERMANENT  COMPETITIVE  AND  NON-COMPETITIVE
 EMPLOYEES  IN  A  LANGUAGE PARENTHETICS TITLE OR IN A POSITION WHERE THE
 DUTIES REQUIRE THEM TO USE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION SUCH DIRECTOR
 SHALL ESTABLISH AND CLASSIFY SUPERVISORY POSITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE
 REQUIRED TO HAVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE  SKILLS  SUCH  THAT  SUCH  PERSONS  IN
 SUPERVISORY  POSITIONS  ARE  ADEQUATELY  COMPENSATED  FOR THEIR LANGUAGE
 SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, AND WHO ARE ABLE  TO  EFFECTIVELY  SUPERVISE  AND
 EVALUATE PERSONS HOLDING POSITIONS REQUIRING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 121 of the civil service law, as added
 by chapter 907 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Career ladders. The director of the classification and compensation
 division may, in order to implement a plan for the progressive  advance-
 ment of employees in an occupational group, based on their acquiring, as
 prescribed  by  such director, of either training or experience or both,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13592-01-9

 A. 8574                             2
 
 reclassify the positions of the incumbents who meet the prescribed qual-
 ifications to titles allocated to higher salary grades. The  advancement
 of  an  incumbent  pursuant to this subdivision is not, and is not to be
 deemed,  a  reallocation. THE DIRECTOR OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPEN-
 SATION DIVISION SHALL, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROGRESSIVE  ADVANCE-
 MENT  OF  EMPLOYEES  IN  AN OCCUPATIONAL GROUP WHO WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE
 FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS, RECLASSIFY AND PROMOTE SUCH EMPLOYEES TO HIGHER
 POSITIONS AND SALARY GRADES.
   § 3. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section  124  to
 read as follows:
   §  124. REPORTS; FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUAL-
 LY, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF MARCH, REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND  THE
 LEGISLATURE  ON  EMPLOYEES  IN  STATE  SERVICE  WHO ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE
 FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED
 TO:
   1. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO HAVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS;
   2. THE SALARIES PAID TO SUCH EMPLOYEES;
   3.  THE STATE AGENCY EMPLOYING SUCH EMPLOYEES AND THE LOCATION OF SUCH
 AGENCY;
   4. THE GENDER OF SUCH EMPLOYEES;
   5. THE ETHNICITIES OF SUCH EMPLOYEES;
   6. THE NUMBER OF SUCH EMPLOYEES TAKING  EXAMS  FOR  SUPERVISORY  POSI-
 TIONS;
   7.  THE  EXAMS  FOR  POSITIONS  WHICH  DO NOT REQUIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
 SKILLS WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH EMPLOYEES; AND
   8. THE NUMBER OF SUCH EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN  ADVANCED  TO  POSITIONS
 WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS.
   §  4.  Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the civil service law, as added
 by chapter 307 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Allocation of positions.  All positions allocated pursuant to title
 A of THIS article [eight of this  chapter]  shall  be  allocated  to  an
 appropriate  salary  grade  as  prescribed  in  subdivision  one of this
 section, and all positions in a promotional series shall be allocated to
 salary grades which properly reflect the varying degrees of responsibil-
 ities and duties to be performed,  and  training  AND  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE
 SKILLS required.
   §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section two of this act shall take effect on the one  hundred  eightieth
 day  after it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addi-
 tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  necessary  for
 the  implementation  of this act on its effective date are authorized to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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2019-A8574A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §130, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A1406
2023-2024: A5634

2019-A8574A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-A8574A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8574--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee

 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:
 
   Section 1. Section 130 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15.  THE DIRECTOR OF CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SHALL, SUBJECT TO
 THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, ESTABLISH A PAY DIFFERENTIAL
 FOR TITLES THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SKILL, ABILITY, TRAINING,  OR  KNOW-
 LEDGE  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, PROFICIENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER
 THAN ENGLISH.
   § 2. The department of civil service is hereby directed to  conduct  a
 study  and  publish  a  report  on civil service job titles that require
 proficiency in a language other than English. The study and report shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   1. a list of employees in job titles that  require  proficiency  in  a
 language other than English and the number of employees in each title;
   2.  the jurisdictional classification and appointment type of such job
 titles;
   3. the salary grades and allocations of such job titles;
   4. a determination of whether the current salary allocations for  each
 job title adequately reflect the title's responsibilities and duties;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13592-03-0

 A. 8574--A                          2
 
   5.  whether any changes should be made to the current job descriptions
 of such job titles to reflect more accurately the actual duties of  such
 titles;
   6.  the  gender  and race/ethnicity identification of the employees in
 such job titles;
   7. a list of state offices and/or departments with employees  in  such
 job titles and the location of such job titles;
   8.  the  number of times that examinations are held for appointment or
 promotion into titles that require proficiency in a language other  than
 English in the past five years;
   9. the number of individuals that have taken examinations for appoint-
 ment  or  promotion  into  titles that require proficiency in a language
 other than English in the past five years;
   10. the number of times that existing employees in titles that require
 proficiency in a language other than English advanced to a different job
 title within the past five years; and
   11. a determination of whether there should be a career ladder for job
 titles that require proficiency in a language other than English.
   § 3. Every public employer as defined in this  section  shall  provide
 all  requested  assistance  and  information  to the department of civil
 service in conducting the study required by this act. It  shall  be  the
 duty  of  each  officer of the public employer to comply with and aid in
 all proper ways in carrying into effect the provisions  of  this  study.
 For  the  purposes  of  this  act, the term "public employer" shall mean
 those employers with offices and positions in the classified service  of
 the  state  and  its  civil  divisions and the term "classified service"
 shall have the same meaning as in section 40 of the civil service law.
   § 4. The department of  civil  service  shall  submit  such  published
 report  pursuant to section two of this act to the speaker of the assem-
 bly, 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  no  later than one year after the effective date of
 this act.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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