{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 1, § 6","heading":"Affirmative action policy","body":"§ 6. Affirmative action policy. The Speaker shall promulgate a  policy\nwith respect to affirmative action, which shall, at a minimum:\n  (a)  prohibit  employment  discrimination on the basis of race, color,\ncreed,  sex,  religion,  age,  sexual  orientation,   national   origin,\ndisability,  genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status or\nmilitary status;\n  (b) appoint an affirmative action officer who shall report annually to\nthe Speaker;\n  (c) create an affirmative action  advisory  committee  to  assist  the\naffirmative action officer in the implementation of such policy;\n  (d)  require that the human resources office of the Assembly undertake\nrecruitment of minority and protected-class individuals;\n  (e)  establish  a  process  for  the  resolution  of   complaints   of\ndiscrimination; and,\n  (f) create a system by which such policy is disseminated and enforced.\n  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require the repromulgation\nof  an  affirmative  action  policy which is already in effect and which\nmeets the requirements of this rule. Copies of  the  affirmative  action\npolicy  promulgated hereunder shall be distributed to all members of the\nAssembly and Assembly staff and shall be available to the public.","path":["Assembly Rules","Rule 1. Speaker"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/R1S6","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a241c51aff540f984a5a137333d732e8d6654fe53cdf6caf8eeef0e21890a524","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-1-5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}