New York S 712: Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act"

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S00712 Summary:

BILL NOS00712A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11011-A

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SPONSORRHOADS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §85-e, Civ Serv L

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Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act" to provide additional credits to the Nassau county law enforcement explorers in competitive civil service examinations.

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BILL NOS00712A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 712A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 712--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing addi-
 tional credits to Nassau county law enforcement explorers

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Nassau future protectors act".
 3 § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 85-e to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 85-e. Additional credit allowed for Nassau county law enforcement
 6 explorers in competitive examinations; preference in retention upon
 7 abolition of positions. 1. Additional credits shall be allowed for
 8 participants of the Nassau county law enforcement exploring program in
 9 competitive examinations for original appointment. The Nassau county law
 10 enforcement exploring program shall be defined as a youth police train-
 11 ing program which provides youths between the ages of fourteen and twen-
 12 ty with training and on the purpose, mission and objectives of the
 13 Nassau county police department, public safety and law enforcement.
 14 (a) On all eligible lists resulting from competitive examinations, the
 15 names of eligible persons shall be entered in the order of respective
 16 final earned ratings on examinations, with the name of the eligible
 17 person with the highest final earned ratings at the head of such list,
 18 provided, however, that for the purpose of determining final earned
 19 ratings, Nassau county law enforcement explorers shall be entitled to
 20 receive additional points in a competitive examination for original

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02650-03-6

 S. 712--A 2

 1 appointment in Nassau county. An eligible person who served as a Nassau
 2 county law enforcement explorer for a minimum of four years shall
 3 receive an additional five points. An eligible person who served as a
 4 Nassau county law enforcement explorer for less than four years shall
 5 receive an additional two points.
 6 (b) Such additional credit shall be added to the final earned rating
 7 of such Nassau county law enforcement explorer, after such explorer
 8 qualified in the competitive examination and shall be granted only at
 9 the time of establishment of the resulting eligible list.
 10 2. Any candidate, believing themselves to be entitled to additional
 11 credit in a competitive examination as provided in this section, may
 12 make application for such additional credit at any time between the date
 13 of application for examination and the date of the establishment of the
 14 resulting eligible list. Such candidates shall be allowed a period of
 15 not less than two months from the date of the filing of the application
 16 for examination in which to establish by appropriate documentary proof
 17 the eligibility to receive additional credit under this section. At any
 18 time after two months have elapsed since the final date for filing
 19 applications for a competitive examination for original ap