STATE OF NEW YORK
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6990--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment
and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service
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
2 59-b to read as follows:
3 § 59-b. Promotions of supervisory personnel of the emergency medical
4 service. 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the contin-
5 ued, uninterrupted, adequate and efficient operation of emergency
6 medical services is necessary for the general welfare of the people;
7 that such adequate operation involves and requires personnel with highly
8 specialized ability, skill, training and knowledge, which necessitate
9 that vacancies in the emergency medical services in the positions of
10 Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist Level II (Captains),
11 Deputy Chief, Division Chief, and Division Commander, shall be filled as
12 far as practicable by promotion from among persons holding competitive
13 class positions in a lower grade in the department in which the vacancy
14 exists, provided that such lower grade positions are in direct line of
15 promotion, as determined by the department or municipal commission.
16 2. Promotion shall be based on merit and fitness as determined by
17 competitive examination, due weight being given to seniority. The previ-
18 ous training and experience of the candidates, and performance ratings
19 where available, may be considered and given due weight as factors in
20 determining the relative merit and fitness of candidates for promotion.
21 3. Any employee holding a provisional or discretionary appointment in
22 the affected supervisory titles of the emergency medical service
23 described in subdivision one of this section shall be given the opportu-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 nity to participate in a competitive promotional examination for the
2 next higher level title.
3 4. Except as provided above, the provisions of this chapter shall
4 apply to employees covered by this section.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
