Bill Text: NY A02061 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to civil service exam credits for police officers and firefighters in certain cities

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-18 - held for consideration in governmental employees [A02061 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02061-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2061
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Governmental Employees
       AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to civil service exam
         credits for police officers and firefighters in certain cities
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    3    7. (A) A CITY WITH A POPULATION BETWEEN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND
    4  ONE MILLION IS AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT A LOCAL LAW WHICH WOULD  GRANT  RESI-
    5  DENTS  OF  SUCH  CITY ADDITIONAL CREDITS IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR
    6  ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER PURSUANT TO THIS
    7  SECTION.
    8    (B) IN THE EVENT OF THE ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
    9  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ON AN ELIGIBLE LIST RESULTING  FROM  A  COMPET-
   10  ITIVE  EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER OR FIRE-
   11  FIGHTER, THE NAMES OF ELIGIBLES SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE ORDER  OF  THEIR
   12  RESPECTIVE  FINAL  EARNED  RATINGS  ON EXAMINATION, WITH THE NAME OF THE
   13  ELIGIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST FINAL EARNED RATING AT THE HEAD OF SUCH  LIST,
   14  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF DETERMINING FINAL EARNED
   15  RATINGS, A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF SUCH CITY SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
   16  RECEIVE  FIVE  POINTS ADDITIONAL CREDIT. SUCH ADDITIONAL CREDIT SHALL BE
   17  ADDED TO THE FINAL EARNED RATING AFTER SUCH PERSON HAS QUALIFIED IN  THE
   18  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATION AND SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY AT THE TIME OF ESTAB-
   19  LISHMENT OF THE RESULTING ELIGIBLE LIST.
   20    (C) ANY CANDIDATE WHO BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE  IS  ENTITLED  TO  ADDI-
   21  TIONAL  CREDIT  AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, MAY MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR
   22  SUCH ADDITIONAL CREDIT AT ANY TIME BETWEEN THE DATE OF  APPLICATION  FOR
   23  THE  EXAMINATION AND THE DATE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
   24  SUCH CANDIDATE SHALL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF  RESIDENCY
   25  AS REQUIRED BY SUCH CITY OF RESIDENCY.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04683-01-9
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    1    (D)  THE  ADDITIONAL CREDIT PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN ADDI-
    2  TION TO ANY ADDITIONAL CREDIT THAT MAY BE GRANTED PURSUANT TO ANY GENER-
    3  AL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW.
    4    (E) ANY LOCAL LAW ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPLICABLE
    5  ONLY  TO  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE
    6  OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER OF SUCH CITY WHICH ARE HELD AT LEAST THIRTY  DAYS
    7  AFTER THE ADOPTION OF SUCH LOCAL LAW.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.