A 1306 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee

Summary

Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A1306 → A1306A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add a new sponsor (O'PHARROW, SMULLEN, HYNDMAN) and include a formal committee discharge and recommitment status. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the line numbering in the explanatory section.

TECHNICAL

Added new bill sponsors O'PHARROW, SMULLEN, and HYNDMAN to the list of original sponsors.

Updated bill status from 'read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees' to include 'committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee'.

Changed bill number designation from '1306' to '1306--A' to reflect the amended version.

Adjusted explanatory page number from 'LBD02190-01-5' to 'LBD02190-02-5'.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 19, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1306A

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors