New York A 7228: Allows N.Y. city to amend point credits on the open competitive firefighter examination

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A07228 Summary:

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SPONSORCook

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Amd §58-a, Civ Serv L

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Allows cities with a population of one million or more to amend point credits on the open competitive firefighter examination.

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BILL NOA07228 

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03/21/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7228

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to allowing cities
 with a population of one million or more to amend point credits on the
 open competitive fire fighter examination

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

 1 Section 1. Section 58-a of the civil service law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this law or any general,
 4 special or local law to the contrary, cities with a population of one
 5 million or more may by local law establish a point credit on the open
 6 competitive fire fighter examination based on applicants' residency in
 7 such city and to determine the criteria for eligibility for such point
 8 credit.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09343-01-5

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