Assembly Bill A10154

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "unique abilities employment act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9615
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §55-d, Civ Serv L

2023-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "unique abilities employment act" relating to the employment of persons with developmental disabilities by school districts.

2023-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10154
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Blumencranz)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the employment of
   persons with developmental disabilities by school districts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "unique abilities employment act".
   § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 55-d  to
 read as follows:
   §  55-D.  EMPLOYMENT  OF  PERSONS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 1.  THE  COMMISSION  MAY  DETERMINE  UP  TO  SEVENTEEN
 HUNDRED  POSITIONS  IN  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  WITH  DUTIES SUCH AS CAN BE
 PERFORMED BY PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,  INCLUDING  INTEL-
 LECTUAL  DISABILITIES,  CEREBRAL  PALSY,  DOWN SYNDROME, AUTISM SPECTRUM
 DISORDERS, PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS  WHO
 ARE  FOUND  OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY THE DUTIES OF
 ANY SUCH POSITION. POSITIONS DESIGNATED TO BE FILLED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  MAY  BE  FILLED  ON  A  FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME BASIS. UPON SUCH
 DETERMINATION THE SAID POSITIONS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED IN  THE  NONCOMPET-
 ITIVE  CLASS,  AND  MAY  BE  FILLED  ONLY BY PERSONS WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN
 CERTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OR THE OFFICE
 FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AS BEING  A  PERSON  WITH  A
 DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY.  THE  NUMBER OF PERSONS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED.
   2. THOSE EMPLOYEES HIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
 SHALL  BE AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS
 AS PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15351-01-4

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