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A02378 Summary:

BILL NOA02378
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORAngelino
 
COSPNSRDeStefano, Lemondes, Manktelow, McDonough, Mikulin, Miller, Morinello, Bendett
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §58, Civ Serv L
 
Provides that candidates who have provided firefighting service may deduct up to a maximum of six years from their age for purposes of meeting the age requirements.
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A02378 Actions:

BILL NOA02378
 
01/26/2023referred to governmental employees
01/03/2024referred to governmental employees
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A02378 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2378
 
SPONSOR: Angelino
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to age eligibility of candidates for promotion to provisional or permanent appointments as police officers   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Provides that candidates who have provided firefighting service may deduct up to a maximum of six years from their age for purposes of meet- ing the age requirements.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill provides that Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7.   JUSTIFICATION: Currently, the age cut off to take the Civil Service Exam for a police officer is 35 years old. An exemption exists for people with prior mili- tary service who can subtract six years from their age for the purpose of meeting this age restriction. Fire fighters, like military personnel, spend years in a profession that requires similar skills and abilities as police officers and are especially suited to become police officers later in life. They should receive the same six-year exemption that those with prior military service are currently awarded.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A02378 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2378
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES, MANKTELOW, McDO-
          NOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Governmental Employees
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to age eligibility of
          candidates  for  promotion to provisional or permanent appointments as
          police officers

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7. The maximum age requirement established in subdivision one of  this
     4  section, for examination or for appointment or promotion to, such provi-
     5  sional  or  permanent appointment of certain police officers, the period
     6  of service as a volunteer firefighter as such is defined by  the  duties
     7  and  activities  described  in  subdivision  one  of section five of the
     8  volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the same such duties and  activ-
     9  ities  performed  for  a  specialized  team  established pursuant to the
    10  provisions of section two hundred nine-bb of the general  municipal  law
    11  for which the volunteer firefighter does not receive any remuneration or
    12  a  gratuity,  if  such  service otherwise falls within the definition of
    13  service as a firefighter, of  a  candidate  or  eligible  shall  not  be
    14  included  in  computing  the  age  of such candidate or eligible for the
    15  purposes of such examination  or  appointment  or  promotion;  provided,
    16  however, that neither shall the total time deducted hereunder in comput-
    17  ing the age of a candidate or eligible exceed six years.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06446-01-3
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