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Assembly Bill A4792

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires applicants for position of youth division aide to undergo psychological screening test

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2009-A4792 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง503-b, Exec L

2009-A4792 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that applicants for employment as a youth division aide with the office of children and family services must first pass a psychological screening test; provides an appeal process for those persons deemed ineligible for appointment.

2009-A4792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4792

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  testing  of  certain
  applicants  for  employment  with  the  office  of children and family
  services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 503-b
to read as follows:
  S 503-B. TESTING OF CERTAIN APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. 1.  ANY  APPLI-
CANT  WHO  APPLIES FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES AS A YOUTH DIVISION AIDE AT A FACILITY OF THE OFFICE  OF  CHIL-
DREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  AFTER  THE DATE THIS SECTION BECOMES A LAW,
SHALL BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  TO
CONDUCT,  OR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING TESTS FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS COVERED BY THIS SECTION. ANY  SUCH
TESTS  SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST THREE INDEPENDENT PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRU-
MENTS AND SHALL MEET THE LEVEL OF THE ART FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL  INSTRUMENTS
TO  BE USED IN A VALIDATION STUDY DEVELOPED FOR SELECTION OF SUCH APPLI-
CANTS. SUCH PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS  SHALL  BE  USED  IN  TESTING  AND
SELECTION  OF APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS REFERRED TO IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION.  PERSONS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN  DETERMINED  BY  A  PSYCHOLOGIST
LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE AS SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOTIC DISOR-
DERS, SERIOUS CHARACTER DISORDERS, OR OTHER DISORDERS WHICH COULD HINDER
PERFORMANCE  ON  THE  JOB  MAY  BE  DEEMED  INELIGIBLE  FOR APPOINTMENT;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROC-
ESS MAY BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN REACHING THE DETERMINATION AS  TO
WHETHER  A  CANDIDATE IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE OR INELIGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATION
TO A LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. SUCH TESTING PROGRAM SHALL  INCLUDE  A
COMPONENT  CONSISTING  OF  CRITERIA  RELATED  VALIDITY  STUDIES OR OTHER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07958-01-9
              

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