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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9774
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2010
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. GIBSON, GUNTHER, COOK, MAYERSOHN -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A.  CRESPO, HOOPER, M. MILLER, PHEFFER -- read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to granting a waiver of the
          civil service examination fee to displaced homemakers
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-

        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 827-a to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 827-a. Civil service examination fee; waiver for displaced  homemak-
     4  ers.  1.  The commissioner, in consultation with the state civil service
     5  department, shall establish a program waiving the civil service examina-
     6  tion fee for (a) persons who have successfully completed  the  displaced
     7  homemakers  program,  or (b) for persons who have successfully completed
     8  any public and private job training program or opportunity  provided  by
     9  the multipurpose service center as established pursuant to section eight
    10  hundred twenty-five of this article.
    11    2.  The  waiver,  granted pursuant to subdivision one of this section,

    12  shall be administered by the commissioner, in conjunction with the state
    13  civil service department. Each such person shall be granted a waiver for
    14  a maximum of two applications filed, in accordance with  the  provisions
    15  of  title  A  of article four of the civil service law, to compete in an
    16  examination for a position in a competitive or non-competitive class  of
    17  civil service employment in the state of New York or any of its subdivi-
    18  sions, or in a labor class when examination for appointment is required;
    19  provided,  however  that  such  applications are duly filed within a one
    20  year period from the date of  completion  of  the  displaced  homemakers
    21  program or job training program.

    22    3.  Any person who has successfully completed the displaced homemakers
    23  program or who has successfully completed any  public  and  private  job
    24  training  program  or  opportunity  provided by the multipurpose service
    25  center shall be  entitled  to  the  waiver,  granted  pursuant  to  this
    26  section,  and  shall  be entitled to compete, under the terms and condi-
    27  tions deemed appropriate by the state department  of  civil  service  or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04610-01-9
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     1  municipal  commission, in such examination for which the application was
     2  duly filed.
     3    4.  The  commissioner  shall  establish and promulgate rules and regu-
     4  lations for the purpose of establishing  and  carrying  out  such  civil
     5  service examination fee waiver program.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     7  it shall have become a law.