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S 6990

Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Leroy Comrie and 2 co-sponsors

Requires exit surveys for state civil service resignations to learn why staff leave and guide retention improvements for agencies and policymakers.

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Bill Summary · S 6990

Summary of S.6990 — Exit Surveys for State Civil Service Resignations

Overview

  • Bill Number: S 6990
  • Title: Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service
  • Status: COMMITTED TO RULES
  • Introduced: March 27, 2025
  • Classification: bill
  • Companion: A 5912 ( Assembly)

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill requires exit surveys for employees who resign from state civil service. The goal is to collect information about the reasons for departure, job satisfaction, and potential improvements to retention and working conditions within state agencies. The precise survey contents, administration, and data use would be defined in the bill’s text.

Key Provisions (as currently summarized)

  • The provided information confirms only the core requirement: state civil service employees who resign would be subject to an exit survey.
  • Specifics such as who administers the survey, timing (e.g., at resignation, within a certain window), survey questions, confidentiality and privacy protections, data aggregation and reporting, retention of survey data, and how results would inform policy are not included in the summary. The actual bill text would detail these elements.

Sponsors and Legislative History

  • Primary Sponsor: Robert Jackson
  • Cosponsors: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Leroy Comrie
  • Legislative Actions:
    • 2025-03-27: Referred to Civil Service and Pensions
    • 2025-05-06: 1st Report CAL.951
    • 2025-05-07: 2nd Report CAL.
    • 2025-05-08: Advanced to Third Reading
    • 2025-06-13: Committed to Rules (repeated entry in actions)
  • Related Bill: A 5912 (companion measure in the Assembly)

Potential Impact and Stakeholders

  • Affected: Employees resigning from state civil service; state agencies and human resources offices responsible for implementing exit surveys; the legislature and policymakers using survey results for workforce planning and policy decisions.
  • Potential Benefits: Better understanding of turnover drivers, data-informed improvements to working conditions, compensation, career development, and retention strategies within state government.
  • Considerations: Privacy and confidentiality of responses; potential administrative burden on agencies; interpretation and use of survey data; how results are reported to the public or the legislature.

How to Learn More

  • For full details on survey design, scope, data handling, and reporting requirements, refer to the bill text and any committee amendments once publicly available. The companion Assembly bill A 5912 may provide parallel provisions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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