NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6015

Senate Bill S6015

Vetoed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the fire alarm dispatcher service

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 29, 2021	vetoed memo.80
Dec 17, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.460 substituted for a6873
May 11, 2021	referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate
May 05, 2021	advanced to third reading
May 04, 2021	2nd report cal.
May 03, 2021	1st report cal.885
Mar 29, 2021	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- May 11, 2021 - Floor Vote
  S6015
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 11, 2021
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  May 3, 2021 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S6015
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: May 3, 2021
      
      aye (7)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      Mannion
      
      Savino
      
      Weik

2021-S6015 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6873
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §59-c, Civ Serv L

2021-S6015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the fire alarm dispatcher service; requires that a promotion be based on merit and fitness as determined by competitive examination, due weight being given to seniority.

2021-S6015 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6015

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment
and promotion of supervisors of the fire alarm dispatcher service

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To create a fair and impartial appointment process for supervisory
titles of fire alarm dispatchers

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 59-c to the Civil Service Law
to provide that vacancies in the supervisory personnel of the fire alarm
dispatcher service in the title of Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatcher
level 2 and/or positions with equivalent duties and responsibilities
shall be filled by promotion from among employees holding competitive
class positions in a lower grade in the department, and that such

promotions shall be based on merit and fitness examination. This bill
also provides that any employee holding a provisional on an affected
position in the supervisory personnel of the fire alarm dispatcher
service on the date of enactment shall be given the opportunity to
participate in a competitive promotional examination for the next higher
title.

Finally, this bill provides that other than as provided in this section,
the remainder of the civil service law shall apply to employees serving
in an affected title. This section is very similar to Section 59-b of
Civil Service Law, as enacted by Chapter 459 of the Laws of 2018.

Section 2 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect imme-
diately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State Constitution, Article V, Section 6 mandates that
"Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State and all
of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be
made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained as far as practi-
cable by examination which as far as practicable, shall be competitive."

The proposed addition to Title A of Article 4 of the Civil Service Law
would ensure that, consistent with the New York Constitution, superviso-
ry personnel in the fire alarm dispatcher service are the most qualified
to serve in these positions of paramount responsibility. Only the most
qualified personnel deserve promotion to these supervisory positions.
Promotions made in accordance with competitive examination ensure that
the highest level of fire alarm dispatch skill is rendered to the public
in the most efficient and competent possible manner.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6015
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 the appointment
   and promotion of supervisors of the fire alarm dispatcher service

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 59-c to read as follows:
   §  59-C.  PROMOTIONS  OF  SUPERVISORY  PERSONNEL  OF  THE  FIRE  ALARM
 DISPATCHER  SERVICE.  1.  THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
 THE CONTINUED, UNINTERRUPTED, ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION  OF  FIRE
 AND  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL SERVICES IS NECESSARY FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF
 THE PEOPLE AND  THAT  SUCH  ADEQUATE  OPERATION  INVOLVES  AND  REQUIRES
 PERSONNEL  WITH  HIGHLY  SPECIALIZED  ABILITY, SKILL, TRAINING AND KNOW-
 LEDGE, WHICH NECESSITATES THAT VACANCIES IN THE  FIRE  ALARM  DISPATCHER
 SERVICE  IN  THE  POSITION OF SUPERVISING FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER LEVEL II
 SHALL BE FILLED AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE BY PROMOTION  FROM  AMONG  PERSONS
 HOLDING  COMPETITIVE  CLASS POSITIONS IN A LOWER GRADE IN THE DEPARTMENT
 IN WHICH THE VACANCY EXISTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH  LOWER  GRADE  POSITIONS
 ARE  IN  DIRECT  LINE  OF  PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR
 MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
   2. PROMOTION SHALL BE BASED ON MERIT  AND  FITNESS  AS  DETERMINED  BY
 COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, DUE WEIGHT BEING GIVEN TO SENIORITY. THE PREVI-
 OUS  TRAINING  AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATES, AND PERFORMANCE RATINGS
 WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE CONSIDERED AND GIVEN DUE WEIGHT  AS  FACTORS  IN
 DETERMINING THE RELATIVE MERIT AND FITNESS OF CANDIDATES FOR PROMOTION.
   3. ANY PERMANENT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYEE HOLDING A PROVISIONAL OR DISCRE-
 TIONARY  APPOINTMENT IN THE AFFECTED SUPERVISORY TITLE OF THE FIRE ALARM
 DISPATCHER SERVICE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMPETITIVE PROMOTIONAL  EXAM-
 INATION FOR THE NEXT HIGHER LEVEL TITLE.
   4.  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  ABOVE,  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL
 APPLY TO EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10657-01-1

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