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S 6520: Reports the number of women employed in each office and/or position in the service of the state and the race, ethnicity and salary range of each such employee.
What S 6520 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase transparency in the state's workforce by requiring the reporting of specific information about women employed in state service. It mandates the collection of data on the number of women, their racial and ethnic backgrounds, salary ranges, and the president's plans to increase the number of women in traditionally high-paying jobs. The bill also allows for the collection of any additional relevant information deemed necessary by the president. The proposed changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6520
- What is the current status of S 6520?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6520 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS".
- Did S 6520 pass?
- Not yet. S 6520 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6520, and where is it now?
- S 6520 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Civil Service & Pensions.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 17, 2025 · 290 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6520 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to reporting the race, ethnicity and salary ranges for women employed in service of the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 12 of 2 the civil service law, as added by chapter 460 of the laws of 2016, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (c) [The] the name of each office, agency, department and/or position 5 in the service of the state and the number of women employed in each 6 such office, agency, department and/or position; 7 (d) the race and ethnicity of each woman employed in each office, 8 agency, department and/or position in the service of the state pursuant 9 to paragraph (c) of this subdivision; 10 (e) the salary range for each racial and/or ethnic group of women in 11 each office, agency, department and/or position in the service of the 12 state pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision; 13 (f) the president's recommendations and plans for increasing the 14 number of women in traditionally high paying jobs; and 15 [(d)] (g) any other information the president deems relevant. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10983-01-5
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