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Senate Bill S5015A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York

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2023-S5015 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5210
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §59-e, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3921, A5263
2021-2022: S1608, A4006

2023-S5015 - Summary

Authorizes the promotion of personnel to the positions of General Superintendent 2 and General Superintendent 3; provides that such positions shall be filled as far as practicable by promotion from among persons holding competitive class positions in a lower grade in the sanitation department of the city of New York in which the vacancy exists.

2023-S5015 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5015 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5015
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 appointment
   and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the
   city of New York

   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-e to read as follows:
   § 59-E. PROMOTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE  SANITATION  DEPARTMENT
 OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK. 1.  THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES
 THAT THE CONTINUED, UNINTERRUPTED, ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT  OPERATION  OF
 THE  SANITATION  DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 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 SANITATION DEPARTMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE POSITIONS OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 2 AND
 GENERAL  SUPERINTENDENT  3,  SHALL  BE  FILLED  AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE BY
 PROMOTION FROM AMONG PERSONS HOLDING COMPETITIVE CLASS  POSITIONS  IN  A
 LOWER  GRADE  IN  THE  SANITATION  DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN
 WHICH THE VACANCY EXISTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LOWER GRADE  POSITIONS  ARE
 IN DIRECT LINE OF PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH SANITATION DEPARTMENT
 OR THE 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 TITLES OF THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 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.
                                                            LBD07880-01-3

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2023-S5015A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5210
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §59-e, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3921, A5263
2021-2022: S1608, A4006

2023-S5015A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the promotion of personnel to the positions of General Superintendent 2 and General Superintendent 3; provides that such positions shall be filled as far as practicable by promotion from among persons holding competitive class positions in a lower grade in the sanitation department of the city of New York in which the vacancy exists.

2023-S5015A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5015A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5015--A
     Cal. No. 1312
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOUNARDES, CHU -- 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  appointment
   and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the
   city of New York
 
   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-e to read as follows:
   §  59-E.  PROMOTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1.  THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS  AND  DECLARES
 THAT  THE  CONTINUED, UNINTERRUPTED, ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF
 THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 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 SANITATION DEPARTMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE POSITIONS OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 2 AND
 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 3, SHALL BE  FILLED  AS  FAR  AS  PRACTICABLE  BY
 PROMOTION  FROM  AMONG  PERSONS HOLDING COMPETITIVE CLASS POSITIONS IN A
 LOWER GRADE IN THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  IN
 WHICH  THE  VACANCY EXISTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LOWER GRADE POSITIONS ARE
 IN DIRECT LINE OF PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH SANITATION DEPARTMENT
 OR THE 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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