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Grants additional credit on competitive exams to children and siblings of members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation killed in line of duty
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to special rights for children and siblings of members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation
Purpose
Provides civil service examination credits to children and siblings of uniformed sanitation workers killed in the line of duty.
Summary of provisions
This legislation would provide an additional ten points in competitive examinations to (1) children of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation killed in the line of duty and (2) siblings of members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation killed in the line of duty in connection with the September 11th attacks. Specifically, the bill adds members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, providing additional credits to children of members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation killed in the line of duty. Currently Section 85-a provides this credit to children of firefighters and police officers. In Addition, Section 85-b of the Civil Service Law would be amended to include members of the uniformed force of the department of sanitation. In this section, "killed in the line of duty" means having died in the performance of duty as the natural and proximate result of the World Trade Center attack on September eleventh, two thousand one or as the natural and proximate result of participation in the rescue effort that was conducted in response to the attack. currently Section 85-b provides this credit to siblings of fire fighters and police officers. The legislation takes into consideration all recent amendments to the legislation affording the benefit to firefighters and police officers.
Justification
The members of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association perform an essential service for the residents of the City of New York and risk grave physical injury as they provide this service. Furthermore, the care and devotion the members display for every neighborhood in the City can be seen every working hour of every day. This legislation asks you to recognize the importance of their work and provide sanitation workers with protection for their families in the event of the worker's untimely death.
Legislative history
2008 - Vetoed by Governor (32)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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