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A6091Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS2042

Promote EMS Supervisors Internally

Official title

“Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service”

Sponsor Peter AbbateAD-49+2 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
4/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill amends civil service law to clarify promotional opportunities and competitive exams for supervisory emergency medical service personnel.

Why it matters

  1. Expands eligibility for promotion exams. by ensuring that any permanent competitive employee—even those in provisional or discretionary supervisory roles—can compete for higher-level supervisory positions, which could encourage more career advancement within emergency medical services.

  2. Prioritizes internal advancement. by requiring that vacancies in top supervisory roles (such as Captains, Deputy Chiefs, Division Chiefs, and Division Commanders) are filled from within the department whenever possible, supporting institutional knowledge and morale.

  3. Mandates a merit-based promotional process. where competitive exams, seniority, training, experience, and performance ratings are all considered, potentially leading to more qualified and well-rounded leadership in emergency medical services.

  4. Standardizes promotional pathways. for EMS supervisory staff, which may address inconsistencies across departments or municipalities and promote fairness and transparency in career progression.

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Promote EMS Supervisors Internally

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Peter Abbate

Assembly Member · Assembly District 49

History

  1. Signed chap.191
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 62–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.44
  6. Substituted for S2042
  7. Referred to investigations and government operations
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Advanced to third reading cal.162
  11. Reported
  12. Referred to governmental employees

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S2042Senate

Promote EMS Leaders Fairly

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

2 pagesUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

6091

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 27, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 59-b of the civil service law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2018, amending the civil service law relating to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5118-B and A. 6990-A, is amended to read as follows:

§ 59-b. Promotions of supervisory personnel of the emergency medical service. 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the continued, uninterrupted, adequate and efficient operation of emergency medical services is necessary for the general welfare of the people; that such adequate operation involves and requires personnel with highly specialized ability, skill, training and knowledge, which necessitate that vacancies in the emergency medical services in the positions of Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist Level II (Captains), Deputy Chief, Division Chief, and Division Commander, shall be filled as far as practicable by promotion from among persons holding competitive class positions in a lower grade in the department in which the vacancy exists, provided that such lower grade positions are in direct line of promotion, as determined by the department or municipal commission.

2. Promotion shall be based on merit and fitness as determined by competitive examination, due weight being given to seniority. The previous training and experience of the candidates, and performance ratings where available, may be considered and given due weight as factors in determining the relative merit and fitness of candidates for promotion.

3. Any permanent competitive employee holding a provisional or discretionary appointment in the affected supervisory titles of the emergency

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10124-01-9

A. 6091 2

medical service described in subdivision one of this section shall be given the opportunity to participate in a competitive promotional examination for the next higher level title.

4. Except as provided above, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to employees covered by this section.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2018, amending the civil service law relating to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5118-B and A. 6990-A, takes effect.

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