Assembly Bill A9720

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to online testing for civil service examinations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9720 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50, Civ Serv L

2023-A9720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state civil service department, in its discretion, to offer online testing for examinations; directs the president of the state civil service commission to promulgate rules and regulations.

2023-A9720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9720
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to online testing for
   civil service examinations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 50 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-b to read as follows:
   5-B. ONLINE EXAMINATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETER-
 MINES TO EXERCISE SUCH DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT MAY OFFER
 ONLINE  TESTING  FOR  EXAMINATIONS  AS  IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE IN ITS SOLE
 DISCRETION. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT  TO
 OFFER  ONLINE  TESTING  FOR  ANY  PARTICULAR EXAMINATION, ANY PARTICULAR
 POSITION OR ANY PARTICULAR APPLICANT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT HAS  DONE
 SO  PREVIOUSLY.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
 IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING RULES AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  FOR  THE  IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE EXAMINATIONS, POSITIONS
 AND APPLICANTS FOR ONLINE TESTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14778-02-4

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