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Int 1190-2023

A one-time exception to the maximum age requirement for membership in the fire department for certain persons during the next promotional exam period.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2023-09-28Local Law 2023/139

Enacted as Local Law 2023/139.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2023-09-28Passed: 2023-10-18Enacted: 2023-10-18

Summary

Under existing local law, in order to become a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) an individual may not have passed their twenty-ninth birthday on the date of the filing of their application for civil service examination. This legislation would create a one-time waiver from this requirement for certain employees of the FDNY Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS). Such waiver would apply to the next promotion examination for EMS workers to become firefighters.

Committee on Fire and Emergency Management — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].

How it compares

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17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 26 days in committee

Similar bills: median 647 days · 139 days when passed

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Sponsors (11)

Gale A. Brewer(prime)
Joann Ariola
Robert F. Holden
Kalman Yeger
Lynn C. Schulman
Amanda Farías
James F. Gennaro
Carlina Rivera
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
David M. Carr
Ari Kagan

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2023-09-19 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2023-09-19 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2023-09-28 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2023-09-28 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-09-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-09-28 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2023-09-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2023-09-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2023-10-18 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2023-10-18 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2023-10-24 · City Council

Votes (10)

Aye (8)
James F. GennaroCarmen N. De La RosaAri KaganKevin C. RileyRobert F. HoldenDavid M. CarrLynn C. SchulmanJoann Ariola
Absent (2)
Oswald J. FelizKalman Yeger

Heard at (3)

City Council · 2023-09-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-09-28 · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-09-19 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor

Attachments (14)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section 15-103 of the administrative code of the city of New York, no person shall be restricted from taking the first promotion examination for firefighter that is given after the effective date of this local law on the basis of exceeding the otherwise applicable maximum age requirement to qualify for the force of the fire department of the city of New York, if such person: (i) had not passed their twenty-ninth birthday on or before December 31, 2019; and (ii) would have otherwise been eligible during the 2020 calendar year to file an application for a promotion examination as a member of the emergency medical services bureau of the fire department of the city of New York. No person who qualifies under this local law shall be disqualified from membership in the department on the basis of exceeding such maximum age requirement because of having passed their twenty-ninth birthday subsequent to the filing of their application. � 2. This local law shall take effect immediately. JDK LS 14172 9/19/23 4:06PM