Bill Text: NY S06701 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6701 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the transfer of police officers of the parks department of the county of Suffolk to the county police department.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8889 [S06701 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06701-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6701
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 28, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  authorizing  the
         transfer  of  police officers of the parks department of the county of
         Suffolk to the police department of such county without examination
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 70 of the civil service law, as
    2  amended by chapter 718 of the laws of 1993, is amended and a new  subdi-
    3  vision 7 is added to read as follows:
    4    1. General  provisions. Except as provided in subdivisions four [and],
    5  six AND SEVEN of this section no employee  shall  be  transferred  to  a
    6  position for which there is required by this chapter or the rules estab-
    7  lished  hereunder an examination involving essential tests or qualifica-
    8  tions different from or higher than those required for the position held
    9  by such employee. The state and municipal commissions  may  adopt  rules
   10  governing  transfers between positions in their respective jurisdictions
   11  and may also adopt  reciprocal  rules  providing  for  the  transfer  of
   12  employees  from  one  governmental  jurisdiction to another. No employee
   13  shall be transferred without his or her consent except  as  provided  in
   14  subdivision  six OR SEVEN of this section or  upon the transfer of func-
   15  tions as provided in subdivision two of this section.
   16    7. TRANSFER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY PARK OFFICERS LEVELS I-IV TO  THE  POSI-
   17  TIONS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS
   18  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE
   19  COUNTY OF SUFFOLK MAY, BY AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN SUCH  COUNTY  AND
   20  AN  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER,
   21  PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF NOW EXISTING  SUFFOLK  COUNTY  PARKS  POLICE
   22  OFFICERS LEVELS I-IV TO POSITIONS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS. THE
   23  TRANSFER  OF NOW EXISTING POSITIONS MAY BE EFFECTUATED WITHOUT REGARD TO
   24  ANY ELIGIBLE LISTS OR PREFERRED LISTS FOR REINSTATEMENT.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14033-02-4