§ 17-a. Placement of certain director of school facility positions. 1.
The legislature hereby finds and declares that the continued,
uninterrupted, adequate and efficient operation of school facilities 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; that local civil service
commissions may decide to classify such positions where they constitute
bona fide civil service positions as evidenced by factors including
enhanced pay, benefits, and dignity of position; that while competitive
examination has been deemed practicable for directors of school
facilities, to require such examination for valid appointment of current
long-standing employees would irreparably disorganize certain school
facility operations, endanger the safety of students, and interrupt the
continuity and effective performance of important educational
operations.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any provisions to
the contrary contained in any general, special, or local laws, any
person holding a permanent competitive class appointment as:

(a) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds - Albany City School District,
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities,
Director of Facilities and Transportation, Director of Facilities and
Operations - Albany County;

(b) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Allegany County;

(c) Director of School Facilities I, II and III; Director of School
Facilities and Operations III - Broome County;

(d) Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds - Cattaraugus County;

(e) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Cayuga County;

(f) Facilities Manager - Forestville School, Maintenance and
Transportation Manager - Ripley CSD, Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings and Transportation - Dunkirk School
District, Senior Building and Maintenance Mechanic - Fredonia CSD,
Director of Facilities and Operations and Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds - City of Jamestown - Chautauqua County;

(g) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds - Chemung County;

(h) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Chenango County;

(i) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds II; Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds I;
Superintendent of Buildings and Transportation - Clinton County;

(j) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Columbia County;

(k) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Cortland County;

(l) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Head Custodian - Franklin
CSD, Margaretville CSD & South Kortwright CSD - Delaware County;

(m) Director of Facilities and Operations I, II, III - Dutchess
County;

(n) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Erie County;

(o) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; Superintendent of
Buildings, Grounds and Transportation - Essex County;

(p) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities
and Operations I & II; Director of Facilities - Franklin County;

(q) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Fulton County;

(r) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds - Genesee County;

(s) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of School Facilities,
Director of Facilities and Transportation, Director of Facilities and
Operations - Greene County;

(t) Facilities Manager, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds,
Director of Facilities; Head Custodian - South Jefferson Central School;
Head Custodian - Thousand Island Central School - Jefferson County;

(u) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds; Transportation and Building Maintenance Supervisor - Lewis
County;

(v) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Livingston County;

(w) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds - Madison County;

(x) Director of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds - Monroe County;

(y) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Montgomery
County;

(z) Director of School Facilities and Operations I, II, III, IV,
Director of School Facilities Planning and Director of School
Facilities, Operations and Transportation - Nassau County;

(aa) Director of Facilities and Operations I, Director of Facilities
and Operations II - Niagara County;

(bb) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Plant Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Head Custodian -
Oriskany CSD & New York Mills UFSD - Oneida County;

(cc) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities,
Director of Facilities and Transportation - Onondaga County;

(dd) Director, Director of Buildings and Grounds, Director of
Facilities and Operations - Ontario County;

(ee) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities
and Operations, Director of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Building
Maintenance and Director of Operations - Orange County;

(ff) Director of Operations and Maintenance, Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds - Orleans County;

(gg) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds - City of Oswego, Manager of Buildings & Grounds & Security
- City of Fulton - Oswego County;

(hh) Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Head Custodian - Morris
CSD, Director of Facilities - Otsego County;

(ii) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Rensselaer
County;

(jj) Director of Facilities I, Director of Facilities II, Director of
Facilities III - Rockland County;

(kk) Buildings and Grounds Supervisor, Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds I, Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds II, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds &
Transportation; Director of Operations - St. Lawrence County;

(ll) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities I, II and
III - City of Saratoga Springs, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Saratoga County;

(mm) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Schenectady
County;

(nn) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Supervisor of Buildings,
Facilities and Grounds, Maintenance Supervisor - Sharon Springs, Head
Custodian - Gilboa Conesville, Schoharie County;

(oo) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Building Maintenance
Supervisor - Schuyler County;

(pp) Director of Facilities and Grounds - Seneca County;

(qq) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities
and Operations I, Head Building Maintenance Mechanic - Steuben County;

(rr) Plant Facilities Administrator - Suffolk County;

(ss) Director of Facilities Support and Services I, II, III - Sullivan
County;

(tt) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Tioga County;

(uu) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Maintenance Supervisor,
Director of School Facilities and Operations III - Tompkins County;

(vv) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities
and Operations, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Director of
Buildings and Grounds, Director of Building Maintenance and Director of
Operations - Ulster County;

(ww) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Director of Facilities -
Glens Falls City, Director of Facilities and Transportation, Director of
Facilities and Operations - Warren County;

(xx) Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds, Director of Facilities, Director of Facilities and
Transportation, Director of Facilities and Operations - Washington
County;

(yy) Director of Facilities and Operations II - Wayne County;

(zz) Director of School Facilities and Operations Maintenance -
Westchester County;

(aaa) Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds - Wyoming County;

(bbb) Building and Maintenance Supervisor, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds;
or any other competitive positions not delineated in this section that
are an equivalent competitive position to those listed in this section,
who was serving in such capacity on the date the first exam is
administered for such position pursuant to section seventeen of this
chapter, shall receive a permanent appointment to such position as may
be properly classified by the local civil service commission having
jurisdiction, without further examination or qualifications and shall
have all the rights and privileges of the jurisdictional class to which
such position may be allocated.