Provides that where a board of cooperative educational services has made a provisional appointment to a position and no civil service examination for such position has been conducted within nine months of such appointment, the provisional appointment shall not expire and shall be considered permanent.
Impact
This bill potentially impacts the employment status of numerous individuals within educational services across the state. By allowing provisional employees to attain permanent positions without the necessity of a timely examination, the bill could stabilize employment for those employees and ensure continued service within educational boards, possibly improving continuity and institutional knowledge within these agencies.
Summary
Bill A07989 aims to amend the civil service law in New York regarding provisional appointments within boards of cooperative educational services. It specifies that if an employee is provisionally appointed to a position and no civil service examination has been offered for that position within nine months of their appointment, their provisional status will not expire. Instead, those appointments will be treated as having transitioned into permanent positions.
Contention
There may be points of contention surrounding this bill, particularly regarding the standards for employment in civil service positions. Critics might argue that bypassing examinations could undermine merit-based hiring practices and accountability. Furthermore, the implications for future candidates who do not have the opportunity to compete for positions could lead to a debate over equity and fairness in civil service employment standards. The balance between providing job security for provisional employees versus maintaining rigorous hiring practices is likely to be a focal point of discussion.
Provides for school district employees who have been provisionally appointed to a position for at least nine months without an exam being offered for such position to receive a permanent appointment in such position.
Provides that a provisional employee at a school district or board of cooperative educational services who exhausted the nine month provisional appointment limitation shall be granted permanent status if such employee has exceeded the probationary term or, if such employee has not exceeded the probationary term, such provisional service shall count as service towards the probationary term.
Relates to the appointment process for state board positions; provides for a 60 day time period to conduct a background check on potential nominees to state board positions before they can officially be appointed.
Relates to the appointment process for state board positions; provides for a 60 day time period to conduct a background check on potential nominees to state board positions before they can officially be appointed.
Provides for crediting of probationary service when a person appointed provisionally receives a permanent appointment to the same title immediately following the provisional period.
Provides for crediting of probationary service when a person appointed provisionally receives a permanent appointment to the same title immediately following the provisional period.
Requires that any person applying for appointment as a fire fighter in civil service be not more than 29 years of age on the date he or she takes the written competitive examination for such appointment, however any time spent on military duty or terminal leave, not to exceed 6 years, shall be subtracted from such age limit.
Provides for crediting of probationary service when a person appointed provisionally in accordance with section sixty-five of the civil service law receives a permanent appointment to the same title.
Provides for crediting of probationary service when a person appointed provisionally in accordance with section sixty-five of the civil service law receives a permanent appointment to the same title.
Provides that every person who has served in more than one time of war shall be entitled to additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion for every such time of war during which such person served, regardless of whether any such person has utilized such credit for a competitive examination for original appointment or a competitive examination for promotion.