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- Substituted by A9493
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.994
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Allows employees who are involuntarily transferred to a different promotion unit the right to remain on the promotion eligible list from which they were involuntarily transferred
Vetoed · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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BILL NUMBER:S7274 REVISED 5/9/14
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to permitting the name of a promotion candidate to appear on two promotion eligible lists for the same title, under certain circumstances
Purpose or general idea of the bill
The bill would permit those who have been involuntarily transferred or reassigned from one promotion unit to a different promotion unit the right to have their name remain on the promotion unit eligible list that they were on prior to being transferred or reassigned.
Summary of specific provisions
Amend Section 52.15 to permit promotion eligibility of persons who have been involuntarily transferred or reassigned to another state agency, department and/or promotion unit. This bill would make it possible for an employee whose name appears on a promotion unit eligible list and who is subsequently involuntarily transferred or reassigned to a different promotion unit, the right to have their name remain active on the former promotion unit's eligible list for the duration of the life of the eligible list.
Justification
There have been many changes to New York State Government over the last few years. This has included the consolidation of state functions as well as the establishment of a new agency (The Justice Center). These changes have resulted in State employees being involuntarily transferred or reassigned to different promotion units than they were in.
Currently, when an employee is transferred or reassigned to another promotion unit their name is removed from the promotion unit eligible list they were on and placed on the promotion unit eligible list for the new promotion unit. Many times the title(s) that employees are on the promotion unit eligible list for do not exist at the agency, department or promotion unit in which they were involuntarily transferred or reassigned to. In other cases these employees had more opportunity to be promoted in their former agency, department or promotion unit. It is not fair that employees lose these promotional opportunities when it was not their choice to be transferred or reassigned.
This amendment would allow for employees who are involuntarily transferred or reassigned the right to remain on the promotion unit eligible list they were on prior to such change. This will assure that employees in these situations are afforded the same promotional opportunities that they would have had if they had not been involuntarily transferred or reassigned.
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None
Effective date
Effective Immediately.
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