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Assembly Bill A9368

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to promotions from an eligible list

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2013-A9368 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6999
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §61, Civ Serv L

2013-A9368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to promotions from an eligible list; provides that promotions shall be made in descending list order beginning with the candidate standing highest on such eligible list.

2013-A9368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9368

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to promotions from an
  eligible list

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 61 of the civil  service  law,  as
added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  Appointment  or  promotion  from  eligible  lists.  Appointment or
promotion from an eligible list to a position in the  competitive  class
shall  be made by the selection of one of the three persons certified by
the appropriate civil service commission as  standing  highest  on  such
eligible  list  who are willing to accept such appointment or promotion;
provided, however, that the state or a municipal commission may provide,
by rule, that where it is necessary to break ties among eligibles having
the same final examination ratings in order to determine  their  respec-
tive  standings  on  the  eligible list, appointment or promotion may be
made by the selection of any eligible whose final examination rating  is
equal  to or higher than the final examination rating of the third high-
est standing eligible willing to accept such appointment  or  promotion.
PROVIDED,  FURTHER HOWEVER, THAT THE STATE OR A MUNICIPAL COMMISSION MAY
PROVIDE, BY RULE OR LOCAL LAW, THAT PROMOTIONS SHALL BE MADE IN DESCEND-
ING LIST ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE CANDIDATE  STANDING  HIGHEST  ON  SUCH
ELIGIBLE  LIST WHO IS WILLING TO ACCEPT SUCH PROMOTION. Appointments and
promotions shall be made from the eligible list most nearly  appropriate
for the position to be filled.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14517-01-4

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