Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Jun 14, 2019 |
print number 6086a |
Jun 14, 2019 |
amend and recommit to labor |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6086A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2019-S6086 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §215-d, Lab L
2019-S6086 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6086 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to discrim- ination in the use of employment tests and selection procedures PURPOSE: An act to amend the labor law to ensure that employers that use algor- ithm-based technologies in hiring and promotion use technologies that are free from bias and increase diversity. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 215-d. Subdivision a. Requires that any employer utilizing a test or other selection procedure for hiring and promotion must select and administer the test or procedure in a manner that best ensures that discrimination does not result. Also requires that the employer investigate alternative tests and procedures and select the option that poses the lowest risk of
2019-S6086 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6086 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination in the use of employment tests and selection procedures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to read as follows: § 215-D. EMPLOYMENT TESTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES. 1. IF AN EMPLOYER UTILIZES A TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR PURPOSES OF HIRING OR PROMOTION, SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL SELECT AND ADMINISTER SUCH TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE IN A MANNER WHICH BEST ENSURES THAT, WHEN ADMINIS- TERED TO APPLICANTS, SUCH TEST IS NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED, OR USED TO DISCRIMINATE, AND DOES NOT HAVE A DISCRIMINATORY EFFECT, ON THE BASIS OF AN APPLICANT'S RACE, ETHNIC GROUP, OR SEX. IN SELECTING OR ADMINISTERING SUCH TEST OR SELECTION PROCEDURE, SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL INVESTIGATE ALTER- NATIVE TESTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES AND SHALL SELECT THE ALTERNATIVE THAT POSES THE LOWEST RISK OF DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, ANY TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE USED BY AN EMPLOYER FOR PURPOSES OF HIRING OR PROMOTION SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF A FINDING OF ADVERSE IMPACT AGAINST A SPECIFIC PROTECTED CLASS IF, FOR SUCH PROTECTED CLASS: (A) SUCH TEST OR SELECTION PROCEDURE UTILIZES A PRE-AUDITED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY THAT, UPON USE, RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN THE HIRING OR PROMOTION OF SUCH PROTECTED CLASS BY FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER AS COMPARED TO THE PRE-IMPLEMENTATION WORKFORCE COMPOSITION OF SUCH PROTECTED CLASS; (B) SUCH EMPLOYER CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF SUCH PRE-AUDITED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE AND DOCUMENT WHETHER SUCH TECHNOLOGY HAD AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON SUCH PROTECTED CLASS DURING THE AUDITED YEAR; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2019-S6086A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §215-d, Lab L
2019-S6086A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6086A SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination in the use of employment tests and selection procedures PURPOSE: An act to amend the labor law to ensure that employers that use algor- ithm-based technologies in hiring and promotion use technologies that are free from bias and increase diversity. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 215-d. Subdivision a. Requires that any employer utilizing a test or other selection procedure for hiring and promotion must select and administer the test or procedure in a manner that best ensures that discrimination
2019-S6086A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6086--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination in the use of employment tests and selection procedures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to read as follows: § 215-D. EMPLOYMENT TESTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES. 1. IF AN EMPLOYER UTILIZES A TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR PURPOSES OF HIRING OR PROMOTION, SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL SELECT AND ADMINISTER SUCH TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE IN A MANNER WHICH BEST ENSURES THAT, WHEN ADMINIS- TERED TO APPLICANTS, SUCH TEST IS NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED, OR USED TO DISCRIMINATE, AND DOES NOT HAVE A DISCRIMINATORY EFFECT, ON THE BASIS OF AN APPLICANT'S RACE, ETHNIC GROUP, OR SEX. IN SELECTING OR ADMINISTERING SUCH TEST OR SELECTION PROCEDURE, SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL INVESTIGATE ALTER- NATIVE TESTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES AND SHALL SELECT THE ALTERNATIVE THAT POSES THE LOWEST RISK OF DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, ANY TEST OR OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURE USED BY AN EMPLOYER FOR PURPOSES OF HIRING OR PROMOTION SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF A FINDING OF ADVERSE IMPACT AGAINST A SPECIFIC PROTECTED CLASS IF, FOR SUCH PROTECTED CLASS: (A) SUCH TEST OR SELECTION PROCEDURE UTILIZES A PRE-AUDITED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY THAT, UPON USE, RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN THE HIRING OR PROMOTION OF SUCH PROTECTED CLASS BY FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER AS COMPARED TO THE PRE-IMPLEMENTATION WORKFORCE COMPOSITION OF SUCH PROTECTED CLASS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11804-02-9
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