S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 28, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. LALOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of the department of civil service
to reinstate Frank Pallett on the eligible civil service list for
employment as a State University of New York police officer
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil
service law or any other provision of law to the contrary, Frank Pallett
of Wappingers Falls, New York, who was eligible to sit for the civil
service exam for police officers on November 16, 2013 and was eligible
for employment as a State University of New York police officer at that
time, and who took and passed said exam on November 16, 2013, and whose
name appeared on the next civil service eligible list, and who is now no
longer deemed eligible for employment as a State University of New York
police officer due to change in the law that was implemented by chapter
561 of the laws of 2015 which amended section 58 of the civil service
law to include State University of New York police officers in the defi-
nition of police officers subject to a thirty-five year old maximum age
limit, shall be exempt from said thirty-five year old maximum age limit
and shall be eligible for employment as a State University of New York
police officer. Frank Pallett shall otherwise be subject to the merit
and fitness provisions of the civil service laws applicable to full-time
police officers.
S 2. The commissioner of the department of civil service shall rein-
state Frank Pallett on the eligible civil service list, without lost
rank or seniority, provided Mr. Pallett files a request to that effect
with the state comptroller on or before January 1, 2017. Any such rein-
statement shall be effective immediately.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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