Bill Text: NY S05118 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-21 - APPROVAL MEMO.17 [S05118 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5118
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 8, 2017
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        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  the  appointment
          and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  59-b to read as follows:
     3    §  59-b.  Promotions of supervisory personnel of the emergency medical
     4  service. 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that  the  contin-
     5  ued,  uninterrupted,  adequate  and  efficient  operation  of  emergency
     6  medical services is necessary for the general  welfare  of  the  people;
     7  that such adequate operation involves and requires personnel with highly
     8  specialized  ability,  skill,  training and knowledge, which necessitate
     9  that vacancies in the emergency medical services  in  the  positions  of
    10  Supervising  Emergency  Medical  Service Specialist Level II (Captains),
    11  Deputy Chief, Division Chief, and Division Commander, shall be filled as
    12  far as practicable by promotion from among persons  holding  competitive
    13  class  positions in a lower grade in the department in which the vacancy
    14  exists, provided that such lower grade positions are in direct  line  of
    15  promotion, as determined by the department or municipal commission.
    16    2. Factors in promotion. Promotion shall be based on merit and fitness
    17  as  determined  by  competitive  examination where available, due weight
    18  being given to seniority. The previous training and  experience  of  the
    19  candidates,  and  performance ratings where available, may be considered
    20  and given due weight as factors in determining the  relative  merit  and
    21  fitness of candidates for promotion.
    22    3.  Provisional and discretionary appointments. Any employee holding a
    23  provisional or discretionary appointment  in  the  affected  supervisory
    24  titles  of the emergency medical service described in subdivision one of
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10402-01-7
        S. 5118                             2
     1  this section shall be required to participate in a competitive  examina-
     2  tion to obtain permanent appointment to the affected supervisory title.
     3    4.  Application  of  this  chapter.  Except  as  provided  above,  the
     4  provisions of this chapter shall apply  to  employees  covered  by  this
     5  section.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.