Senate Bill S4229

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to reduction of positions in the New York city departments of sanitation and correction based upon seniority with an employer

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  • 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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2013-S4229 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6598
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §80, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3895, A6027
2015-2016: S2630, A4096

2013-S4229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reduction of positions in the New York city departments of sanitation and correction based upon seniority with an employer.

2013-S4229 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4229

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 reduction of posi-
  tions in the New York city departments of  sanitation  and  correction
  based upon seniority with an employer

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 80 of the civil service law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 1-e to read as follows:
  1-E.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION, ANY OF THE UNIFORMED FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  SANITATION  OR
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
THE  FOLLOWING  PROCEDURE.  WHERE,  BECAUSE OF ECONOMY, CONSOLIDATION OR
ABOLITION OF FUNCTIONS, CURTAILMENT OF ACTIVITIES  OR  OTHERWISE,  POSI-
TIONS IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS ARE ABOLISHED OR REDUCED IN RANK OR SALA-
RY  GRADE,  SUSPENSION OR DEMOTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AMONG INCUMBENTS
HOLDING THE SAME OR SIMILAR POSITIONS SHALL BE MADE IN THE INVERSE ORDER
OF ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT ON A PERMANENT BASIS IN THE GRADE  OR  TITLE  IN
THE  SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH ABOLITION OR
REDUCTION OF POSITIONS OCCURS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISION
SEVEN  OF  SECTION  EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, HOWEVER, UPON THE ABOLITION OR REDUCTION
OF POSITIONS, THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR  PROBATIONARY
SERVICE  SHALL  BE  SUSPENDED OR DEMOTED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, BEFORE ANY
PERMANENT INCUMBENTS, AND AMONG SUCH PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES THE ORDER OF
SUSPENSION OR DEMOTION SHALL BE DETERMINED AS  IF  SUCH  EMPLOYEES  WERE
PERMANENT INCUMBENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08914-01-3

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