New York S 8090: Relates to the appointment of certain police officers

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S08090 Summary:

BILL NOS08090 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08564

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §58, Civ Serv L

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Provides that the maximum age requirement of 35 years for police officers to take a competitive examination shall not apply to any police officer of any county, city, town or village police force not otherwise provided for in this section if such officer is a part-time police officer in a non-competitive position and is vested in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

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BILL NOS08090 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8090

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment of
 certain police officers

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 2 sion 1 of section 58 of the civil service law, as amended by section 4
 3 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, are amended and a new
 4 subparagraph (iv) is added to read as follows:
 5 (ii) such maximum age requirement of forty-three years shall not apply
 6 to any police officer as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section
 7 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, who was continuously employed by the
 8 Buffalo municipal housing authority between January first, two thousand
 9 five and June thirtieth, two thousand five and who takes the next writ-
 10 ten exam offered after the effective date of this subparagraph by the
 11 city of Buffalo civil service commission for employment as a police
 12 officer in the city of Buffalo police department, or June thirtieth, two
 13 thousand six, whichever is later; [and]
 14 (iii) such maximum age requirement of forty-three years shall not
 15 apply to any police officer of any county, town, city or village police
 16 force not otherwise provided for in this section if the eligible list
 17 has been exhausted and there are no other eligible candidates; provided,
 18 however, the police officer themselves are on the eligible list of such
 19 county, town, city or village and meet all other requirements of merit
 20 and fitness set forth by this chapter and do not exceed the maximum age
 21 of forty-three; and
 22 (iv) such maximum age requirement of forty-three years shall not apply
 23 to any police officer of any county, city, town or village police force
 24 not otherwise provided for in this section if such officer is a part-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10805-02-5

 S. 8090 2

 1 time police officer in a non-competitive position and is vested in the
 2 New York state and local police and fire retirement system;
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 4 manner as section 4 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, takes
 5 effect.

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