What's happening
This bill amends civil service law to allow permanent competitive EMS employees with provisional or discretionary appointments to take promotional exams for supervisory positions.
Why it matters
Expands promotional eligibility. for supervisory EMS positions to include permanent competitive employees serving in provisional or discretionary roles, increasing opportunities for advancement for those who may not have permanent appointments in those titles.
May improve retention and morale. among EMS personnel by giving a broader group of experienced employees a clearer path to promotion, potentially reducing turnover and increasing institutional knowledge in supervisory roles.
Ensures promotions are still based on merit. through competitive exams, while also considering seniority, training, experience, and performance ratings, which could lead to more well-rounded and qualified leadership within EMS services.
Could address staffing challenges. by enlarging the eligible pool of candidates for supervisory positions, helping agencies fill critical leadership vacancies more efficiently and maintain continuity in emergency medical services.
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Promote EMS Leaders Fairly
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by A6091
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.44
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
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Promote EMS Supervisors Internally
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Peter Abbate
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2042
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
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.
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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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service
Purpose
This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2018, c.459, to clarify provisions relating to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service.
Summary of provisions
The chapter amendment clarifies that competitive promotional exams to employees holding provisional or discretionary appointments in an affected supervisory role are only offered to those who are permanent competitive employees in the department.
Existing law
S.5118-B added a new section, 59-b, to the Civil Service Law.
Justification
The underlying bill was enacted to ensure that supervisory personnel in the emergency medical service are the most qualified to serve in those positions. This amendment further ensures that by requiring that compet- itive promotional exams to employees holding a provisional appointment in a supervisory role are only available to those who were permanent competitive class employees of the department.
Legislative history
Chapter amendment to Chapter 459 of the Laws of 2018. S.5118-B passed the Senate in January 2018 and A.6990-A passed the Assembly in February 2018.
Fiscal implications
Unknown
Effective date
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 bill numbers S.5118-B and A.6990-A, takes effect.
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