Senate Bill S8090

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of certain police officers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions 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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2025-S8090 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8564
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §58, Civ Serv L

2025-S8090 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the maximum age requirement of 35 years for police officers to take a competitive examination shall not apply to any police officer of any county, city, town or village police force not otherwise provided for in this section if such officer is a part-time police officer in a non-competitive position and is vested in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

2025-S8090 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8090
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 of
   certain police officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion 1 of section 58 of the civil service law, as amended by  section  4
 of  part  C  of  chapter  55  of the laws of 2025, are amended and a new
 subparagraph (iv) is added to read as follows:
   (ii) such maximum age requirement of forty-three years shall not apply
 to any police officer as defined in subdivision thirty-four  of  section
 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, who was continuously employed by the
 Buffalo  municipal housing authority between January first, two thousand
 five and June thirtieth, two thousand five and who takes the next  writ-
 ten  exam  offered  after the effective date of this subparagraph by the
 city of Buffalo civil service commission  for  employment  as  a  police
 officer in the city of Buffalo police department, or June thirtieth, two
 thousand six, whichever is later; [and]
   (iii)  such  maximum  age  requirement  of forty-three years shall not
 apply to any police officer of any county, town, city or village  police
 force  not  otherwise  provided for in this section if the eligible list
 has been exhausted and there are no other eligible candidates; provided,
 however, the police officer themselves are on the eligible list of  such
 county,  town,  city or village and meet all other requirements of merit
 and fitness set forth by this chapter and do not exceed the maximum  age
 of forty-three; AND
   (IV) SUCH MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT OF FORTY-THREE YEARS SHALL NOT APPLY
 TO  ANY POLICE OFFICER OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE POLICE FORCE
 NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION IF SUCH OFFICER  IS  A  PART-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10805-02-5
 S. 8090                             2

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