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Senate Bill S1235A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the promotion and administration of scheduled civil service exams

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2017-S1235 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1316
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7749, A8042
2019-2020: S4328, A2235
2021-2022: S2057, A7465

2017-S1235 - Summary

Relates to the promotion of civil service exams and requires the state civil service department to make efforts to utilize state university of New York educational opportunity centers when selecting testing sites.

2017-S1235 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1235 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1235
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the promotion  and
   administration of scheduled exams
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 50 of the civil  service  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  166  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Announcement of examination. The state civil service department and
 municipal commissions shall issue an announcement  of  each  competitive
 examination,  setting  forth  the  minimum  qualifications required, the
 subjects of the examination, and such other information as they may deem
 necessary, and shall advertise AND  PROMOTE  such  examination  in  such
 manner  as  the nature of the examination may require. Such announcement
 and advertisement  shall  each  inform  prospective  applicants  of  the
 options  for  religious observance provided in subdivision eight of this
 section.
   § 2. Section 50 of the civil service law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. LOCATION OF EXAMINATIONS. ALL COMPETITIVE AND CONTINUOUS RECRUIT-
 MENT  EXAMINATIONS  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL BE HELD AT A STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITY
 CENTER.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01160-01-7

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2017-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1316
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7749, A8042
2019-2020: S4328, A2235
2021-2022: S2057, A7465

2017-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the promotion of civil service exams and requires the state civil service department to make efforts to utilize state university of New York educational opportunity centers when selecting testing sites.

2017-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1235--A
     Cal. No. 153
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the promotion and
   administration of scheduled exams
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 50 of the civil service law, as
 amended by chapter 166 of the laws  of  1978,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Announcement of examination. The state civil service department and
 municipal  commissions  shall  issue an announcement of each competitive
 examination, setting forth  the  minimum  qualifications  required,  the
 subjects of the examination, and such other information as they may deem
 necessary,  and  shall  advertise  AND  PROMOTE such examination in such
 manner as the nature of the examination may require.  Such  announcement
 and  advertisement  shall  each  inform  prospective  applicants  of the
 options for religious observance provided in subdivision eight  of  this
 section.
   §  2.  Section  50 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. LOCATION OF EXAMINATIONS.  (A) THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL OFFER EXAMINATIONS AT ANY LOCATION  OR  LOCATIONS  THAT  IT  DEEMS
 SUITABLE.
   (B)  THE  STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE EFFORTS TO UTILIZE
 STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITY  CENTERS  WHEN
 SELECTING TESTING SITES.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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