What's happening
This bill allows non-competitive or labor class state employees to take promotional exams, with agency approval required for single-agency titles.
Why it matters
Expands career advancement for more state employees. By allowing non-competitive and labor class employees to take promotional exams, the bill could open new pathways for upward mobility and professional growth within state government that were previously limited to competitive class workers.
Aims for fairer promotion opportunities. This change addresses longstanding concerns about fairness and equal opportunity across different civil service classes, potentially making the promotional system more inclusive and merit-based.
Requires agency input for unique roles. For job titles that exist in only one agency, the bill mandates that the agency must agree before non-competitive or labor class employees can take the exam, balancing broader eligibility with agency-specific needs or operational considerations.
Could impact workforce diversity and retention. By widening the pool of eligible candidates for promotions, the bill may help diversify leadership and improve retention among employees who might otherwise see limited prospects for advancement.
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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7931
IN SENATE
March 9, 2018
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- (at request of the Department of Civil Service) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to promotional examination eligibility
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 52 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter 214 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the [state department of] civil service department may, for titles designated by it, extend to employees in the state service who are holding or who have held a position in the non-competitive or labor class of such service the same opportunity as employees in the competitive class to take promotion examinations [if such examinations are to be held in conjunction with open competitive examinations]. For titles that exist in only one agency, the department shall obtain the concurrence of such agency before extending eligibility to take promotional examinations for such titles to employees in the state service who are holding or who have held a position in the non-competitive or labor class.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14321-01-8
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to promotional examination eligibility
Purpose of the bill
This bill would amend the Civil Service Law ("CSL") to eliminate the requirement that the Department of Civil Service ("Department") hold an open-competitive examination to allow non-competitive and labor class employees to compete in a competitive class promotion examination.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill would amend CSL § 52(11) to remove the requirement that an open-competitive examination must be held in conjunction with a competitive class promotion examination in order for noncompetitive and labor class employees to compete in such a promotion examination. For titles that exist in only one agency, the bill would require the Depart- ment to secure the agreement of such agency before extending the eligi- bility to take the promotional examination to these additional candi- dates.
Section 2 of the bill would make the bill effective immediately.
Justification
Current law requires the Department to hold an open-competitive examina- tion in conjunction with a competitive class promotion examination in order for non-competitive and labor class employees to compete in such a promotion examination.
There are circumstances where non-competitive and labor class employees serve in positions which would logically prepare them for promotion to competitive class positions. This proposal would reduce a redundancy inherent in the present merit and fitness system by allowing State employees in noncompetitive or labor class positions, who have already established their merit and fitness in their current position and other- wise meet the qualifications for appointment, to compete for positions in the competitive class.
Eliminating this redundancy would provide cost savings associated with holding an open-competitive examination, as well as accelerate hiring highly-qualified diverse candidates and enhance career mobility opportu- nities within State government.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
There would be cost savings associated with eliminating the need to process additional examinations.
Effective date
This bill would take effect immediately.
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