New York S 9831: Authorizes Christopher Walser to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer in the village of Chittenango and be placed on the eligible list for employment as such

Status: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (as of 2026-05-20)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 9831

Sponsors: Joseph A. Griffo

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S09831 Summary:

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Authorizes Christopher Walser 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 village of Chittenango police department.

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BILL NOS09831 

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04/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/18/20261ST REPORT CAL.1152

05/19/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/20/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026HOME RULE REQUEST

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9831

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to authorize Christopher Walser 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 village of Chittenango police department

 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, Christopher Walser, employed by the village of Chittenango, in
 5 the county of Madison, as a part-time police officer, shall be eligible
 6 to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of
 7 police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on such examination,
 8 be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-
 9 time police officer with the village of Chittenango police department.
 10 § 2. Christopher Walser shall otherwise be subject to the merit and
 11 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time
 12 police officers.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15477-01-6

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