STATE OF NEW YORK
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3399
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 18, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT authorizing the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil
service commission to retroactively appoint and set seniority dates of
certain employees of the board of cooperative educational services,
sole supervisory district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and
Allegany counties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law,
2 rule or regulation, Kevin Mark, who was employed by the former board of
3 cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben
4 and Allegany counties, as a physical therapist from October 31, 1983 to
5 June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as a physical therapist by
6 the board of cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district
7 for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties since July
8 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to his own negligence, was
9 not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county department
10 of personnel effective October 31, 1983, shall have his appointment as a
11 physical therapist deemed to have been on October 31, 1983 by the
12 Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil service commission. Such
13 employee shall enjoy all rights and protections of the civil service law
14 as calculated from the above appointment date, including seniority
15 rights.
16 § 2. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
17 regulation, Beverly Jonas, who was employed by the former board of coop-
18 erative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben and
19 Allegany counties, as an occupational therapist from September 4, 1990
20 to June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as an occupational thera-
21 pist by the board of cooperative educational services, sole supervisory
22 district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties
23 since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negli-
24 gence, was not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county
25 department of personnel effective September 4, 1990, shall have her
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10176-01-9
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1 appointment as an occupational therapist deemed to have been on Septem-
2 ber 4, 1990 by the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil service
3 commission. Such employee shall enjoy all rights and protections of the
4 civil service law as calculated from the above appointment date, includ-
5 ing seniority rights.
6 § 3. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
7 regulation, Linda McLaughlin, who was employed by the former board of
8 cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben
9 and Allegany counties, as an occupational therapist from October 7, 1991
10 to June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as an occupational thera-
11 pist by the board of cooperative educational service, sole supervisory
12 district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties
13 since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negli-
14 gence, was not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county
15 department of personnel effective October 7, 1991, shall have her
16 appointment as an occupational therapist deemed to have been on October
17 7, 1991 by the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil service
18 commission. Such employee shall enjoy all rights and protections of the
19 civil service law as calculated from the above appointment date, includ-
20 ing seniority rights.
21 § 4. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
22 regulation, Margaret Wilson, who was employed by the former board of
23 cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben
24 and Allegany counties, as a physical therapist from April 26, 1993 to
25 June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as a physical therapist by
26 the board of cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district
27 for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties since July
28 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negligence, was
29 not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county department
30 of personnel effective April 26, 1993, shall have her appointment as a
31 physical therapist deemed to have been on April 26, 1993 by the Chemung
32 county/city of Elmira regional civil service commission. Such employee
33 shall enjoy all rights and protections of the civil service law as
34 calculated from the above appointment date, including seniority rights.
35 § 5. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
36 regulation, Theresa Wolf, who was employed by the former board of coop-
37 erative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben and
38 Allegany counties, as an occupational therapy assistant from September
39 6, 1994 to June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as an occupa-
40 tional therapy assistant by the board of cooperative educational
41 services, sole supervisory district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung,
42 Tioga and Allegany counties since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not
43 ascribable to her own negligence, was not appointed to a civil service
44 title by the Steuben county department of personnel effective September
45 6, 1994, shall have her appointment as an occupational therapy assistant
46 deemed to have been on September 6, 1994 by the Chemung county/city of
47 Elmira regional civil service commission. Such employee shall enjoy all
48 rights and protections of the civil service law as calculated from the
49 above appointment date, including seniority rights.
50 § 6. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
51 regulation, Diana Ayers, who was employed by the former board of cooper-
52 ative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben and
53 Allegany counties, as an occupational therapist from March 6, 1995 to
54 June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as an occupational therapist
55 by the board of cooperative educational services, sole supervisory
56 district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties
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1 since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negli-
2 gence, was not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county
3 department of personnel effective March 6, 1995, shall have her appoint-
4 ment as an occupational therapist deemed to have been on March 6, 1995
5 by the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil service commission.
6 Such employee shall enjoy all rights and protections of the civil
7 service law as calculated from the above appointment date, including
8 seniority rights.
9 § 7. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
10 regulation, Anne Slocum, who was employed by the former board of cooper-
11 ative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben and
12 Allegany counties, as a physical therapist assistant from September 4,
13 2001 to June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as a physical thera-
14 pist assistant by the board of cooperative educational services, sole
15 supervisory district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany
16 counties since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her
17 own negligence, was not appointed to a civil service title by the Steu-
18 ben county department of personnel effective September 4, 2001, shall
19 have her appointment as a physical therapist assistant deemed to have
20 been on September 4, 2001 by the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional
21 civil service commission. Such employee shall enjoy all rights and
22 protections of the civil service law as calculated from the above
23 appointment date, including seniority rights.
24 § 8. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
25 regulation, Carrie Van Slyke, who was employed by the former board of
26 cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben
27 and Allegany counties, as a physical therapist from October 15, 2002 to
28 June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as a physical therapist by
29 the board of cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district
30 for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties since July
31 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negligence, was
32 not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben county department
33 of personnel effective October 15, 2002, shall have her appointment as a
34 physical therapist deemed to have been on October 15, 2002 by the
35 Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil service commission. Such
36 employee shall enjoy all rights and protections of the civil service law
37 as calculated from the above appointment date, including seniority
38 rights.
39 § 9. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, rule or
40 regulation, Patricia Sperle, who was employed by the former board of
41 cooperative educational services, sole supervisory district for Steuben
42 and Allegany counties, as an occupational therapist from September 1,
43 2004 to June 30, 2006 and who is currently employed as an occupational
44 therapist by the board of cooperative educational services, sole super-
45 visory district for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany coun-
46 ties since July 1, 2006 and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own
47 negligence, was not appointed to a civil service title by the Steuben
48 county department of personnel effective September 1, 2004, shall have
49 her appointment as an occupational therapist deemed to have been on
50 September 1, 2004 by the Chemung county/city of Elmira regional civil
51 service commission. Such employee shall enjoy all rights and protections
52 of the civil service law as calculated from the above appointment date,
53 including seniority rights.
54 § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.
