Provides that where a board of cooperative educational services has made a provisional appointment to a position and no civil service examination for such position has been conducted within nine months of such appointment, the provisional appointment shall not expire and shall be considered permanent.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7989
SPONSOR: Griffin TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing for
board of cooperative educational services employees who have been provi-
sionally appointed to a position for at least nine months without an
exam being offered for such position to receive a permanent appointment
in such position
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation will amend the civil service law to provide that board
of cooperative educational service temporary employees who have been
provisionally appointed to a position for at least nine months without
an exam being offered for such position to receive permanent appointment
in such position so as to not force schools to dismiss proficient and
dedicated staff.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 65 of the civil service law by adding a new
subdivision 5 which allows for provisional employees of a board of coop-
erative educational services where no civil service examination has been
conducted within nine months of such appointment can be considered on
good merit for permanent employment.
Section 2 provides that the effective date shall take effect immediate-
ly.
JUSTIFICATION:
The civil service examinations are only offered every one to four years.
This exam is required in order to receive permanent employment with the
Board of cooperative educational service (BOCES). BOCES provides essen-
tial educational programs and services that increase learning opportu-
nities for children in collaboration with New York State school systems.
The restricted availability of these tests poses a serious obstacle to
temporary workers seeking permanent status, restricting workforce
stability and the retention of skilled workers. BOCES provides invalu-
able opportunities to students, and their staff plays a key role in the
process. By offering permanent appointments to dedicated and proficient
employees of BOCES, we can better serve students and our school
districts.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7989
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing for
board of cooperative educational services employees who have been
provisionally appointed to a position for at least nine months without
an exam being offered for such position to receive a permanent
appointment in such position
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 65 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. Provisional appointments within boards of cooperative educational
4 services. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter or
5 any other law or rule to the contrary, where a board of cooperative
6 educational services has made a provisional appointment to a position
7 and no civil service examination for such position has been conducted
8 within nine months of such appointment, the provisional appointment
9 shall not expire under subdivision two of this section and instead the
10 provisional appointee shall be considered to have been appointed
11 consistent with section sixty-one of this title.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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