New York A 772: Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the town of Bethlehem

Status: ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN (as of 2026-01-16)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 772

Sponsors: Scott H. Bendett

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A00772 Summary:

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Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Bethlehem; requires that Justin Finkle be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers.

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01/08/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

01/16/2026enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 772

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Justin Finkle to take the competitive
 civil service examination for the position of police officer and be
 placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police offi-
 cer for the town of Bethlehem

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil
 2 service law, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of
 3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the
 4 contrary, Justin Finkle, who is a resident of the town of Bethlehem, in
 5 the county of Albany, shall be eligible to take the competitive civil
 6 service examination for the position of police officer and shall,
 7 contingent upon his score on such examination, be eligible to be placed
 8 on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer with
 9 the Bethlehem police department in the town of Bethlehem, county of
 10 Albany.
 11 § 2. Justin Finkle shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness
 12 provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi-
 13 cers.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00026-01-5

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