Authorizes the state civil service department, in its discretion, to offer online testing for examinations; directs the president of the state civil service commission to promulgate rules and regulations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
April 3, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to online testing for
civil service examinations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 50 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5-b to read as follows:
3 5-b. Online examinations. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivi-
4 sion five-a of this section, and in the event that the department deter-
5 mines to exercise such discretionary authority, the department may offer
6 online testing for examinations as it deems appropriate in its sole
7 discretion. Nothing in this subdivision shall require the department to
8 offer online testing for any particular examination, any particular
9 position or any particular applicant, regardless of whether it has done
10 so previously. The president shall promulgate rules and regulations to
11 implement the provisions of this subdivision, including rules and regu-
12 lations for the identification of appropriate examinations, positions
13 and applicants for online testing.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
15 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
16 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
17 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
18 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14778-02-4
