Assembly Bill A688

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to additional credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations

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  • 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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2011-A688 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง85-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1159
2013-2014: A7939

2011-A688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants additional credit of five points to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion to a civil service position with the state or local government.

2011-A688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   688

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SAYWARD, DUPREY, MOLINARO, GIGLIO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BURLING, BUTLER, CONTE, CROUCH,  FINCH,  FITZPA-
  TRICK,  HAYES,  KOLB,  McKEVITT, OAKS, RAIA, REILICH, TEDISCO, THIELE,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil service law, in relation to granting addi-
  tional credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance  work-
  ers  in  competitive  examinations  and  authorizing  a  preference in
  retention upon the abolition of certain positions

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

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
85-d to read as follows:
  S 85-D.  ADDITIONAL CREDIT ALLOWED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS  AND  VOLUN-
TEER  AMBULANCE  WORKERS  IN  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATIONS;  PREFERENCE  IN
RETENTION UPON ABOLITION OF POSITIONS. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS USED IN  THIS
SECTION:
  (A)  THE  TERM  "VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM IN SECTION THREE OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS'
BENEFIT LAW.
  (B)  THE TERM "VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING
AS ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM IN SECTION THREE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE
WORKERS' BENEFIT LAW.
  2.    ADDITIONAL  CREDITS  IN  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATIONS  FOR ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION.  (A)   ON ALL ELIGIBLE  LISTS  RESULTING  FROM
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS, THE NAMES OF ELIGIBLES SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE
ORDER  OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FINAL EARNED RATINGS ON EXAMINATION, WITH THE
NAME OF THE ELIGIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST FINAL EARNED RATING AT THE HEAD OF
SUCH LIST, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING  FINAL
EARNED  RATINGS,  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS

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

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