Assembly Bill A9388

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A9388 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8766
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §58, Civ Serv L

2023-A9388 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards.

2023-A9388 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9388
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
   removal  of  police officer candidates from an eligible list when such
   candidate does not meet psychological fitness  requirements  or  lacks
   good moral character standards

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ANY  OTHER SECTION OF LAW,
 GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL, SHOULD IT BE  DETERMINED  BY  THE  APPOINTING
 AUTHORITY  THAT  A  CANDIDATE  DOES  NOT  MEET THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS
 REQUIREMENTS OR LACKS THE GOOD MORAL  CHARACTER  STANDARDS  SET  BY  THE
 MUNICIPAL  POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
 EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THEN THE APPOINTING  AUTHORITY
 MAY REQUEST THAT THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER REMOVE SUCH CANDI-
 DATE  FROM  THE  ELIGIBLE LIST.   UPON RECEIVING SUCH REQUEST, THE LOCAL
 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER SHALL COMPLY FORTHWITH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14622-01-4

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