S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1899
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC, McDONOUGH
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT in relation to authorizing Kevin Donohue to take the competitive
civil service examination for the position of police officer and be
placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police offi-
cer for the town of Goshen
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, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of
subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the
contrary, Kevin Donohue, who has been continuously employed by the town
of Goshen, in the county of Orange, as a part-time police officer, shall
be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for the
position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on such
examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appoint-
ment as a full-time police officer with the town of Goshen police
department.
§ 2. Kevin Donohue shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness
provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi-
cers.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04963-01-5
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