S08640 Summary:
| BILL NO | S08640 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | MARTINEZ |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add §55-d, Civ Serv L | |
| Provides that the civil service commission may determine that one in every thirty-six positions with duties which can be performed by persons with autism spectrum disorder. | |
S08640 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8640 IN SENATE January 7, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 employment of persons with autism spectrum disorder The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby 2 finds there exists a critical and ongoing need to address the dispropor- 3 tionately high unemployment rates among individuals with autism spectrum 4 disorder in New York State. The Centers for Disease Control and 5 Prevention (CDC) currently estimates 1 in 31 children born are diagnosed 6 with autism, signaling a growing segment of the population whose talents 7 and contributions we should be ensuring are adequately represented in 8 our state's workforce. 9 § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 55-d to 10 read as follows: 11 § 55-d. Employment of persons with autism spectrum disorder by the 12 state. 1. The commission may determine one in every thirty-six positions 13 with duties such as can be performed by persons with autism spectrum 14 disorder who are otherwise qualified to perform satisfactorily the 15 duties of any such position. Upon such determination, such positions 16 shall be classified in the noncompetitive class, and may be filled only 17 by persons who shall have been certified by the employee health service 18 of the department as being a person with autism spectrum disorder. 19 2. Such employees hired under subdivision one of this section shall be 20 afforded the same opportunity to take promotional examinations as 21 provided to employees in the competitive class. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14028-01-5