NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2267

Senate Bill S2267

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to scheduling an examination for any position or positions in the classified services that provides child protection services

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016	committed to rules
Mar 30, 2016	advanced to third reading
Mar 29, 2016	2nd report cal.
Mar 28, 2016	1st report cal.445
Jan 06, 2016	referred to civil service and pensions
Jun 25, 2015	recommitted to rules
Jun 10, 2015	ordered to third reading cal.1445 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 22, 2015	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- Jun 10, 2015 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2267
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 10, 2015
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Gianaris
      
      excused (1)
      
      Perkins
  Mar 28, 2016 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S2267
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: Mar 28, 2016
      
      aye (6)
      
      Croci
      
      Golden
      
      Lanza
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      nay (2)
      
      Persaud
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Comrie
      
      Martins

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2015-S2267 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7056
2017-2018: S1615

2015-S2267 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to scheduling an examination for any position or positions in the classified services that provides child protection services.

2015-S2267 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2267

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to scheduling an
examination for any position or positions in the classified services
that provides child protection services

PURPOSE:

This bill would require the President of the State Civil Service
Commission to immediately announce, schedule, score, and certify the
results of an examination for any position or positions in the
competitive class that provides child protection services pursuant to
Article 6 of the Social Services Law upon the written request of a
municipal civil service commission or personnel office.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill requires the President of the State Civil
Service Commission to immediately announce, schedule, score, and
certify the results of an examination for any position or positions in
the classified services that provides child protection services
pursuant to Title 6 of the Social Services Law upon the written
request of a municipal civil service commission or personnel officer.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall be effective
immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:

Child protective services specialist positions are competitive class
positions that require examination of candidates and creation of an
eligible list from the examination before a permanent position can be
offered to a candidate. Scheduling civil service examination is a
lengthy process that can often take longer than a year. Currently,
there is no way for the State Civil Service Commission to ascertain
which exams need to be given because there is a critical need to fill
those positions. Thus, exams that will be used to create eligible
lists for municipal positions are held on a first come, first served
basis.

Often, critical jobs cannot be filled because the eligible list has
been exhausted or has expired. Child protection services positions are
no exception; frequently local governments cannot fill open positions
due to the lack of an eligible list. This bill would require the
President of the State Civil Service Commission to immediately
announce, schedule, score, and certify the results of an examination
for any child protection services position. This would allow local
social services districts to quickly establish an eligible list for
these critical positions.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014: S.7056 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:


None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2267 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2267

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  scheduling  an
  examination  for  any position or positions in the classified services
  that provides child protection services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 7 of the civil service law, as
added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules established
thereunder, he shall make regulations for and have control  of  examina-
tions  for  the  service  of the state, and the civil divisions thereof,
except civil divisions for which a municipal  commission  performs  such
function,   and  shall  supervise  and  preserve  the  records  thereof.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON  THE  WRITTEN
REQUEST  OF A MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OR PERSONNEL OFFICER AS
APPLICABLE, WHERE SUCH LOCAL COMMISSION OR PERSONNEL  OFFICER  CERTIFIES
THE NEED FOR THE IMMEDIATE SCHEDULING OF AN EXAMINATION FOR ANY POSITION
OR  POSITIONS  IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICES THAT PROVIDES CHILD PROTECTION
SERVICES PURSUANT TO TITLE SIX OF ARTICLE SIX  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
LAW,  THE  PRESIDENT  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY  ANNOUNCE, SCHEDULE, SCORE, AND
CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF SUCH EXAMINATION.  SUCH  EXAMINATION  SHALL  HAVE
PRIORITY  OVER  ALL  OTHER  EXAMINATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED OR ARE
OTHERWISE BEING SCHEDULED. IN NO EVENT SHALL  THE  PROCESS  OF  OFFERING
SUCH  EXAMINATION  TAKE  LONGER THAN SIXTY DAYS. THIS PROVISION SHALL BE
APPLICABLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE EXISTENCE OF AN  EXISTING  CIVIL  SERVICE
LIST  AND  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE ABSENCE OF CURRENTLY VACANT POSITIONS IN
SUCH CLASSIFIED TITLE OR TITLES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05907-01-5

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Martin J. Golden