Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 17, 2014 |
signed chap.499 |
Dec 05, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 02, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.798 substituted for s6998 |
Jun 02, 2014 |
substituted by a9367 |
May 21, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 19, 2014 |
1st report cal.798 |
Apr 11, 2014 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S6998
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9367 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9367
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §55-a, Civ Serv L
2013-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6998 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to employment of persons with disabilities by municipalities PURPOSE: To require municipalities to treat employees appointed under the Civil Service Law § 55-a as if they were employees in the competitive class for lay-off purposes and to provide the appointees with seniority, accruing from the date of appointment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 55-a of civil service law pertaining to employment of persons with disabilities in municipalities. New section 5 - requires municipalities to treat who were appointed to the non-competitive class through this section of law to be treated as competitive employees for layoff purposes due to economy, consolidation, abolition of function, or other reduction or abolition of rank or salary grade. For purposes of this section seniority shall be deemed from the date of appointment. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S6998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6998 I N S E N A T E April 11, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 employment of persons with disabilities by municipalities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 55-a of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MUNICIPAL COMMISSION SHALL TREAT EMPLOYEES APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHO ARE HOLDING OR WHO HAVE HELD A POSITION IN THE NON-COMPETI- TIVE CLASS, AS IF THEY WERE EMPLOYEES IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS WHERE, BECAUSE OF ECONOMY, CONSOLIDATION, OR ABOLITION OF FUNCTIONS, CURTAIL- MENT OF ACTIVITIES OR OTHERWISE, A NUMBER OF SUCH POSITIONS IN EITHER THE NON-COMPETITIVE OR COMPETITIVE CLASSES ARE ABOLISHED OR REDUCED IN RANK OR SALARY GRADE, SUSPENSION OR DEMOTION, AS FURTHER PROVIDED IN TITLE C OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF SENIORITY, THE DATE AN EMPLOYEE IS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL BE DEEMED EQUIVALENT TO THE DATE A COMPETITIVE EMPLOYEE IS APPOINTED FROM AN ELIGIBLE LIST. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14518-01-4
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