2006 New York Code - Equal Employment Opportunities.

 
    §  858-b.  Equal employment opportunities. 1. Each agency shall ensure
  that all employees and applicants  for  employment  are  afforded  equal
  employment opportunity without discrimination.
    2.  Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts
  or agreements, new employment  opportunities  created  as  a  result  of
  projects  of  the  agency  shall  be  listed  with  the  New  York state
  department  of  labor  community  services  division,   and   with   the
  administrative  entity  of  the  service  delivery  area  created by the
  federal job training partnership act (P.L.  No.  97-300)  in  which  the
  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise  provided by collective
  bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of  projects  shall  agree,
  where  practicable, to first consider persons eligible to participate in
  the federal job training partnership  (P.L.  No.  97-300)  programs  who
  shall  be  referred by administrative entities of service delivery areas
  created pursuant to such act or by the community  services  division  of
  the department of labor for such such new employment opportunities.