Prohibits persons affiliated with terror organizations from being appointed to permanent, temporary or provisional positions in the state civil service system.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9460
IN ASSEMBLY
March 14, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. NOVAKHOV, BROOK-KRASNY, CHANG -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting the
appointment of persons affiliated with terror organizations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 66
2 to read as follows:
3 § 66. Prohibited appointments. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision
4 of this article, no person shall be eligible for permanent, temporary or
5 provisional appointment to any position within the state civil service
6 if such person holds or has held membership or affiliation with an
7 organization that is on the federal terrorism watch list, or such person
8 is listed on the United States department of justice terrorist screening
9 database. Further, any person who carried out, participated in, planned,
10 financed, afforded material support to or otherwise facilitated any of
11 the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October
12 seventh, two thousand twenty-three, shall be ineligible for any perma-
13 nent, temporary or provisional appointment to any position within the
14 state civil service.
15 2. Any person appointed to a position within the state civil service
16 after the effective date of this section shall sign a statement of
17 compliance with this section sworn or subscribed to and bear a form
18 notice that false statements made therein are punishable as a class A
19 misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law. Such form
20 notice shall include the following language:
21 "I understand that any false statements made herein are punishable as
22 a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law."
23 § 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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