What's happening
This bill sets minimum and maximum age limits (21-35) for new appointments of New York City correctional officers.
Why it matters
Establishes a specific age window (21-35) for new correction officer hires. , which could shape the overall demographics, maturity level, and physical capability of the workforce, potentially affecting workplace culture and operational effectiveness.
May impact recruitment and career pathways for individuals interested in correctional work. , excluding those who wish to enter the field later in life or after military service or other careers, and possibly affecting diversity in experience among the staff.
Explicitly preserves the mayor and commissioner’s authority to appoint non-uniformed security personnel without these age restrictions. , maintaining flexibility for leadership roles or specialized positions, which could help the department address complex security needs.
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Set Age Limit for Correctional Officers
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3882
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 20, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-117.2 to read as follows:
§ 9-117.2 Requirements for appointments of uniformed force of the department of correction. a. The commissioner of correction shall not appoint any person as a uniformed correction officer of the department of correction unless such person is not less than twenty-one years of age as of the date of appointment nor more than thirty-five years of age as of the date when the applicant is appointed or eligible to compete in a promotion examination pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision b of section 9-117 of this chapter.
b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the existing authority of the mayor and commissioner to appoint non-uniformed persons, whose duties include overall security of the department of correction, to positions of authority.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to appointments established on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09919-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers
Purpose
To establish maximum age requirements for New York City correctional officers
Summary of provisions
Section one of this bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York by adding a new section 9-177.2. Subsection (a) of this new section provides that the Commissioner of Correction shall not appoint any new a person to a position of uniformed correction officer if the person who is under twenty-one years of age or over thirty-five years of age on the date of appointment or the date that such person is eligible to compete in a promotional exam.
Subsection (b) of this new section provides that that nothing in this section shall limit or affect the existing authority of the Mayor and Commissioner to appoint non-uniformed persons whose duties include over- all security of the Department to positions of authority.
Section two of this bill provides that act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to appointments established on or after such date.
Existing law
Currently, the Administrative Code of the City of New York does not prescribe age requirements for appointment to a uniformed correction officer position.
Justification
Correction officers are part of the uniformed services of the City of New York and, thus, the age requirements for appointment and promotion should be the same as those for police officers.
Legislative history
2017-8 : S.5253 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2016: S.3397 - Referred to Cities 2015: S.3397 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2014: S.3713 - Referred to Cities 2013: S.3713 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2012: S.4261 - Referred to Cities 2011: S.4261 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2008: S.3303 - Referred to Cities 2007: S.3303 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2006: S.7586 - 3rd Reading Calendar
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall on take effect the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to appointments established on or after such date.
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