Assembly Bill A6990

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service

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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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2017-A6990 - Details

Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §59-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9441

2017-A6990 - Summary

Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service.

2017-A6990 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6990
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 the appointment
   and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service
 
   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
 59-b to read as follows:
   § 59-B. PROMOTIONS OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL OF THE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 SERVICE.  1.  THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THE CONTIN-
 UED,  UNINTERRUPTED,  ADEQUATE  AND  EFFICIENT  OPERATION  OF  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  SERVICES  IS  NECESSARY  FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE;
 THAT SUCH ADEQUATE OPERATION INVOLVES AND REQUIRES PERSONNEL WITH HIGHLY
 SPECIALIZED ABILITY, SKILL, TRAINING AND  KNOWLEDGE,  WHICH  NECESSITATE
 THAT  VACANCIES  IN  THE  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE POSITIONS OF
 SUPERVISING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SPECIALIST  LEVEL  II  (CAPTAINS),
 DEPUTY CHIEF, DIVISION CHIEF, AND DIVISION COMMANDER, SHALL BE FILLED AS
 FAR  AS  PRACTICABLE BY PROMOTION FROM AMONG PERSONS HOLDING COMPETITIVE
 CLASS POSITIONS IN A LOWER GRADE IN THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE  VACANCY
 EXISTS,  PROVIDED  THAT SUCH LOWER GRADE POSITIONS ARE IN DIRECT LINE OF
 PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
   2. FACTORS IN PROMOTION. PROMOTION SHALL BE BASED ON MERIT AND FITNESS
 AS DETERMINED BY COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION  WHERE  AVAILABLE,  DUE  WEIGHT
 BEING  GIVEN  TO  SENIORITY. THE PREVIOUS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF THE
 CANDIDATES, AND PERFORMANCE RATINGS WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY  BE  CONSIDERED
 AND  GIVEN  DUE  WEIGHT AS FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE RELATIVE MERIT AND
 FITNESS OF CANDIDATES FOR PROMOTION.
   3. PROVISIONAL AND DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENTS. ANY EMPLOYEE HOLDING  A
 PROVISIONAL  OR  DISCRETIONARY  APPOINTMENT  IN THE AFFECTED SUPERVISORY
 TITLES OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10402-01-7

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2017-A6990A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §59-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9441

2017-A6990A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service.

2017-A6990A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6990--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  the  appointment
   and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service

   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
 59-b to read as follows:
   §  59-B.  PROMOTIONS OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
 SERVICE. 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT  THE  CONTIN-
 UED,  UNINTERRUPTED,  ADEQUATE  AND  EFFICIENT  OPERATION  OF  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICES IS NECESSARY FOR THE GENERAL  WELFARE  OF  THE  PEOPLE;
 THAT SUCH ADEQUATE OPERATION INVOLVES AND REQUIRES PERSONNEL WITH HIGHLY
 SPECIALIZED  ABILITY,  SKILL,  TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE, WHICH NECESSITATE
 THAT VACANCIES IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES  IN  THE  POSITIONS  OF
 SUPERVISING  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICE SPECIALIST LEVEL II (CAPTAINS),
 DEPUTY CHIEF, DIVISION CHIEF, AND DIVISION COMMANDER, SHALL BE FILLED AS
 FAR AS PRACTICABLE BY PROMOTION FROM AMONG PERSONS  HOLDING  COMPETITIVE
 CLASS  POSITIONS IN A LOWER GRADE IN THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE VACANCY
 EXISTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LOWER GRADE POSITIONS ARE IN DIRECT  LINE  OF
 PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
   2.  PROMOTION  SHALL  BE  BASED  ON MERIT AND FITNESS AS DETERMINED BY
 COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, DUE WEIGHT BEING GIVEN TO SENIORITY. THE PREVI-
 OUS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATES, AND  PERFORMANCE  RATINGS
 WHERE  AVAILABLE,  MAY  BE CONSIDERED AND GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AS FACTORS IN
 DETERMINING THE RELATIVE MERIT AND FITNESS OF CANDIDATES FOR PROMOTION.
   3. ANY EMPLOYEE HOLDING A PROVISIONAL OR DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENT  IN
 THE  AFFECTED  SUPERVISORY  TITLES  OF  THE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICE
 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10402-05-7

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