NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1615A

Senate Bill S1615A

2017-2018 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 Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Mar 21, 2018	advanced to third reading
Mar 20, 2018	2nd report cal.
Mar 19, 2018	1st report cal.655
Jan 03, 2018	referred to civil service and pensions returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 19, 2017	referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	amended on third reading 1615a
May 10, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 09, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 08, 2017	1st report cal.765
Jan 10, 2017	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- Jun 19, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S1615A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 19, 2017
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      excused (1)
      
      Serrano
  Mar 19, 2018 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S1615A
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: Mar 19, 2018
      
      aye (9)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Croci
      
      Golden
      
      Lanza
      
      Ortt
      
      Phillips
      
      Ritchie
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Persaud
  May 8, 2017 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S1615A
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: May 8, 2017
      
      aye (8)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Croci
      
      Golden
      
      Lanza
      
      Ortt
      
      Phillips
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      nay (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Persaud
      
      Serrano

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S1615 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6813
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
2015-2016: S2267

2017-S1615 - Summary

Requires the Civil Service Commission to immediately announce and schedule an examination for any position that provides child protection services upon the written request of a municipal civil service commission or personnel officer due to an inability to fill such position from existing lists.

2017-S1615 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1615

 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 OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

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 amends subdivision 4 of section 7 of the
civil service law to 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
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.

 EXISTING LAW :

The President of the State Civil Service Commission retains the power
to make regulations and control examinations for the service of the
state and the civil divisions unless there is a municipal commission
already providing that function for a civil division.

 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.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.2267 - Calendar 3rd Reading
2015: S.2267 - Calendar 3rd Reading
2014: S.7056 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1615 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1615
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06034-01-7

2017-S1615A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6813
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
2015-2016: S2267

2017-S1615A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1615A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1615A

 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 OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To localities with the ability to request the Department of Civil
Service to hold an examination for positions that provide child
protection services when the current eligible list contains no
eligible willing to accept a position with the locality.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends subdivision 4 of section 7 of the
Civil Service Law to require the President of the State Civil Service
Commission to, upon the written request of a municipal civil service
commission or personnel office, immediately announce, schedule, score,
and certify the results of an examination for any position or
positions in the competitive class that provide child protection
services pursuant to Article 6 of the Social Services Law. Requested
examinations would be held in at least two locations within the
affected the municipality. The results of such examination shall be
available to only the affected municipality and shall not be merged
with any existing eligible list for the same location. Further, the

eligible list created after the administration of a requested exam
shall be extinguished once an eligible list from the administration of
a state-wide examination for the same title is certified.

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

 EXISTING LAW :,

The President of the State Civil Service Commission retains the power
to make regulations and control examinations for the service of the
state and the civil divisions unless there is a municipal commission
already providing that function for a civil division.

 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.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.2267 - Calendar 3rd Reading
2015: S.2267 - Calendar 3rd Reading
2014: S.7056 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1615A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1615--A
     Cal. No. 765
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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
 BECAUSE NO PERSON ON THE CERTIFIED ELIGIBLE LIST IS WILLING TO ACCEPT AN
 APPOINTMENT  OR  PROMOTION FROM SUCH LIST TO BE EMPLOYED IN SUCH MUNICI-
 PALITY, THE PRESIDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCE, SCHEDULE,  SCORE,  AND
 CERTIFY  THE  RESULTS  OF SUCH EXAMINATION.  THE RESULTS OF SUCH COMPET-
 ITIVE EXAMINATION SHALL NOT BE MERGED WITH ANY  EXISTING  ELIGIBLE  LIST
 FOR  THE  SAME  TITLE AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL
 SERVICE COMMISSION OR PERSONNEL OFFICER THAT REQUESTED THE SCHEDULING OF
 THE EXAMINATION THAT RESULTED IN SUCH ELIGIBLE LIST, PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06034-05-7

 S. 1615--A                          2
 
 THAT  THE  DURATION  OF ANY SUCH ELIGIBLE LIST SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TIME
 LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION FIFTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, AND PROVIDED
 FURTHER THAT SUCH ELIGIBLE LIST SHALL NEITHER SURVIVE NOR BE MERGED WITH
 ANY ELIGIBLE LIST CREATED THEREAFTER WHEN SUCH ELIGIBLE LIST WAS CREATED
 AS  A RESULT OF A STATE-WIDE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE SAME TITLE.
 SUCH EXAMINATION SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS  WITHIN
 THE  AFFECTED  MUNICIPALITY AND SHALL HAVE PRIORITY OVER ALL OTHER EXAM-
 INATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED OR ARE OTHERWISE BEING  SCHEDULED.  IN
 NO EVENT SHALL THE PROCESS OF OFFERING SUCH EXAMINATION TAKE LONGER THAN
 SIXTY DAYS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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