Grants a waiver of the civil service examination fee to persons who have completed the displaced homemakers program or job training program; allows a waiver for a maximum of two examination applications duly filed within a one year period from the date of completion of the displaced homemaker program or job training program.
Sponsor: Gibson / Multi-sponsor(s): Aubry, Crespo, Hooper, McEneny, Miller M, Perry, Weisenberg / Co-sponsor(s): Gunther, Cook, Robinson, Boyland, Scarborough, Castro, Stevenson, Barron, Weprin
Law Section: Labor Law / Law: Add S827-a, Lab L
Sponsor: Gibson / Multi-sponsor(s): Aubry, Crespo, Hooper, McEneny, Miller M, Perry, Weisenberg / Co-sponsor(s): Gunther, Cook, Robinson, Boyland, Scarborough, Castro, Stevenson, Barron, Weprin
Law Section: Labor Law / Law: Add S827-a, Lab L
A494-2011 Actions
- Jan 4, 2012: referred to labor
- Jan 5, 2011: referred to labor
A494-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
494 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY (PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON, GUNTHER, COOK, MAYERSOHN, ROBINSON, BOYLAND, SCARBOROUGH, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BARRON, CRESPO, HOOPER, M. MILLER, PHEFFER, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to granting a waiver of the civil service examination fee to displaced homemakers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 827-a to read as follows:
S 827-A. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION FEE; WAIVER FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAK ERS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WAIVING THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINA TION FEE FOR (A) PERSONS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM, OR (B) FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM OR OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED BY THE MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE CENTER AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. THE WAIVER, GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT. EACH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE GRANTED A WAIVER FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO APPLICATIONS FILED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE A OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, TO COMPETE IN AN EXAMINATION FOR A POSITION IN A COMPETITIVE OR NON-COMPETITIVE CLASS OF CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OF ITS SUBDIVI SIONS, OR IN A LABOR CLASS WHEN EXAMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH APPLICATIONS ARE DULY FILED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00192-01-1
A. 494 2 3. ANY PERSON WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM OR WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM OR OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED BY THE MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE CENTER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE WAIVER, GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO COMPETE, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDI TIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE OR MUNICIPAL COMMISSION, IN SUCH EXAMINATION FOR WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS DULY FILED. 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU LATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND CARRYING OUT SUCH CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION FEE WAIVER PROGRAM.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.

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