New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 986: 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

In committee Last action March 3, 2026: PRINT NUMBER 986A

Plain-language summary

S 986 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 986A.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families).