What's happening
This bill allows volunteer firefighter service, up to six years, to be deducted from the maximum age limit for police officer promotions or appointments.
Why it matters
Encourages volunteer firefighter service. by making it more attractive for those considering future law enforcement careers, as their unpaid service can effectively lower their "official" age for police promotions or appointments.
Expands the eligible candidate pool for police positions. , potentially increasing diversity and experience among officers by allowing older candidates with volunteer firefighting backgrounds to compete.
Recognizes and values unpaid emergency service. by giving tangible career benefits to those who serve as volunteer firefighters, reinforcing the importance of volunteerism in public safety.
Limits the age deduction to a maximum of six years. , balancing the incentive for volunteer service with the need to maintain workforce standards for police officers.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
130
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES, MANKTE- LOW, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to age eligibility of candidates for promotion to provisional or permanent appointments as police officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. The maximum age requirement established in subdivision one of this section, for examination or for appointment or promotion to, such provisional or permanent appointment of certain police officers, the period of service as a volunteer firefighter as such is defined by the duties and activities described in subdivision one of section five of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the same such duties and activities performed for a specialized team established pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred nine-bb of the general municipal law for which the volunteer firefighter does not receive any remuneration or a gratuity, if such service otherwise falls within the definition of service as a firefighter, of a candidate or eligible shall not be included in computing the age of such candidate or eligible for the purposes of such examination or appointment or promotion; provided, however, that neither shall the total time deducted hereunder in computing the age of a candidate or eligible exceed six years.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01140-01-5
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