New York A 10301: Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act"

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A10301 Summary:

BILL NOA10301 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00712

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SPONSORMikulin

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 6-A §89, 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; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA10301 

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02/20/2026referred to governmental employees

04/17/2026enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10301

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
 ___________

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

 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 article 6-A to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 6-A
 6 SPECIAL RIGHTS FOR NASSAU COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORERS
 7 Section 89. Additional credit allowed for Nassau county law enforcement
 8 explorers in competitive examinations; preference in
 9 retention upon abolition of positions.
 10 § 89. Additional credit allowed for Nassau county law enforcement
 11 explorers in competitive examinations; preference in retention upon
 12 abolition of positions. 1. Additional credits shall be allowed for
 13 participants of the Nassau county law enforcement exploring program in
 14 competitive examinations for original appointment. The Nassau county law
 15 enforcement exploring program shall be defined as a youth police train-
 16 ing program which provides youths between the ages of fourteen and twen-
 17 ty with training and on the purpose, mission and objectives of the
 18 Nassau county police department, public safety and law enforcement.
 19 (a) On all eligible lists resulting from competitive examinations, the
 20 names of eligible persons shall be entered in the order of respective
 21 final earned ratings on examinations, with the name of the eligible
 22 person with the highest final earned ratings at the head of such list,
 23 provided, however, that for the purpose of determining final earned
 24 ratings, Nassau county law enforcement explorers shall be entitled to
 25 receive additional points in a competitive examination for original
 26 appointment in Nassau county. An eligible person who served as a Nassau
 27 county law enforcement explorer for a minimum of four years shall
 28 receive an additional five points. An eligible person who served as a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02650-01-5

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