File #: Int 0756-2018    Version: * Name: Requiring DCAS to review and report annually on the city’s efforts to collect racial and ethnic demographic information, including a review of racial classification categories and employee response rates.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
File created: 4/11/2018 In control: Committee on Civil and Human Rights
On agenda: 4/11/2018 Final action:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to review and report annually on the city's efforts to collect racial and ethnic demographic information, including a review of racial classification categories and employee response rates
Sponsors: Mathieu Eugene
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 756, 2. Int. No. 756, 3. April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18, 5. Committee Report 4/23/18, 6. Hearing Testimony 4/23/18, 7. Hearing Transcript 4/23/18

Int. No. 756

 

By Council Member Eugene

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to review and report annually on the city’s efforts to collect racial and ethnic demographic information, including a review of racial classification categories and employee response rates

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Paragraph 8 of subdivision b of section 814 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:

    (8) To annually publish and submit to the mayor, council and the commission on equal employment practices a report on the activities of the department of citywide administrative services and city agencies to provide fair and effective affirmative employment practices to ensure equal employment opportunity for minority group members and women who are employed by, or who seek employment with, city agencies. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the city government workforce and applicants for such employment by agency, title and classification; a description of each agency's employment practices, policies and programs; an analysis of the effectiveness of the city's efforts to provide fair and effective affirmative employment practices to ensure equal employment opportunity for minority group members and women who are employed by, or who seek employment with, city agencies; a review of the racial and ethnic classification categories used to collect demographic information and the impact of such categories on employee response rates; and such legislative, programmatic and budgetary recommendations for the development, implementation or improvement of such activities as the commissioner deems appropriate.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

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03/26/2018