Senate Bill S4559

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a procedure for determining suspensions and demotions of members of police agencies upon abolition or reduction of positions

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5333 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2015-S4559 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5333
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §80, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7075, A9887
2013-2014: S5720, A7019

2015-S4559 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a procedure for determining suspensions and demotions of members of police agencies upon abolition or reduction of positions.

2015-S4559 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4559

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

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 the calculation of
  seniority for purposes of layoffs or demotions

  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-f to read as follows:
  1-F.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  SWORN  MEMBERS OF ANY POLICE AGENCY AS DEFINED IN SECTION
EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OTHER THAN POLICE  AGEN-
CIES  REFERRED  TO  IN  SUBDIVISIONS ONE-A THROUGH ONE-E OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. WHERE, BECAUSE OF  ECONOMY,
CONSOLIDATION  OR  ABOLITION  OF FUNCTIONS, CURTAILMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR
OTHERWISE, POSITIONS IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS ARE ABOLISHED  OR  REDUCED
IN  RANK  OR  SALARY  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;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  DATE OF ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF ANY SUCH
INCUMBENT WHO WAS TRANSFERRED TO  SUCH  GOVERNMENTAL  JURISDICTION  FROM
ANOTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  JURISDICTION UPON THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS SHALL
BE THE DATE OF ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT ON A PERMANENT BASIS IN THE  CLASSI-
FIED  SERVICE IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTION FROM WHICH
SUCH TRANSFER WAS MADE.
  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, HOWEVER, UPON  THE
ABOLITION OR REDUCTION OF POSITIONS IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS, INCUMBENTS
HOLDING  THE  SAME  OR  SIMILAR  POSITIONS  WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR
PROBATIONARY SERVICES SHALL BE SUSPENDED OR DEMOTED, AS THE CASE MAY BE,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00933-01-5
              

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