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History
- Approval memo.35
- Signed chap.555
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.761
- Substituted for A10018
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.385
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relating to additional credits for certain persons on exams
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7075
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to granting additional credits on competitive examinations for the children of emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty
Purpose
This bill would provide additional credits to the children of emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty from participation in the rescue effort of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001.
Summary of provisions
Creates a new section of Civil Service Law §85-c which would provide an additional 10 points on competitive exams for original appointments of children of former employees of the Fire Department of the City of New York employed as EMTs and Paramedics killed in the line of duty in connection with the rescue efforts of the World Trade Center Attack.
Existing law
Chapter 495 of 2002 provided that children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be granted additional credits for original appointment. Chapter 495 provides 10 additional points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served.
Justification
Among the many tragedies associated with September 11, 2001, were the death of two FDNY Paramedics at the World Trade Center - Ricardo Quinn and Carlos Lillo.
Although paramedics are FDNY personnel, their children are not afforded the same civil service points that are provided to firefighters' children. As a result, the child of the late paramedic Quinn who is currently seeking a position with FDNY is being denied these legacy points.
The bill requires that the applicant has qualified in the competitive exam and points are only granted at the time of the establishment of the resulting eligible list, thus ensuring that the merit and fitness requirements of the Constitution are met. Additionally this is a closed group that was inadvertently omitted from the original chapter of law.
This bill would redress the immediate need and provide equity to the Lillo and Quinn families.
Legislative history
2010 Session: New Legislation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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