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- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to authorizing the appointment of a police officer to the position of detective based on training and experience
Purpose
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to authorizing the appointment of a police officer to the position of detective based on training and experience.
Summary of provisions
This bill would authorize a municipal civil service commission to establish rules allowing the appointment of a police officer to the position of detective based upon his or her training and experience.
Effect on existing law
The Court of Appeals in WOOD V. IRVING , 85 N.Y. 2d 238 (1995), struck down Civil Service Law section 58(4)(c) which allowed a police officer to be appointed as a detective if he or she performed detective work for at least eighteen months. The Court ruled that the statute violated the constitution's merit and fitness requirement and indicated that several local jurisdictions use competitive examinations to appoint a detective. This bill clarifies that merit and fitness may also be competitively determined through training and experience.
Justification
The merit and fitness requirement of the constitution is intended to ensure that the most qualified individuals be appointed to permanent civil service positions. Where police officers have satisfactorily performed the duties of a detective for an extended period, a competitive selection process which disregards their experience and uses only a written exam may actually thwart, rather than further, the merit and fitness requirement. This bill will allow all interested police officers to compete for the position of detective by demonstrating their qualifications in a manner which may not be shown through a written examination.
Legislative history
2007-2008: S.5006 Referred to Civil Service and Pensions
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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