Int 1222-2023
Civil service examination fee waivers.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Civil Service and Laborintroduced 2023-10-19
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2023-10-19Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
This bill would authorize the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to waive the civil service examination fee for first time applicants and for high school students.
Committee on Civil Service and Labor — Municipal Officers and Employees, Office of Labor Relations, Office of Collective Bargaining, Office of Labor Services, and Municipal Pension and Retirement Systems.
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17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 73 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-10-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-10-19 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2023-10-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 1222
- Int. No. 1222
- October 19, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-19-23
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 19, 2023
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 12 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 12-216 to read as follows:
� 12-216 Civil service examination waivers. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Civil service examination. The term "civil service examination" means a competitive examination administered in accordance with the civil service law to determine the merit and fitness of applicants for the civil service.
Department. The term "department" means the department of citywide administrative services.
High school. The term "high school" means a school of the city school district of the city of New York that contains any combination of grades from and including grade 9 through grade 12.
Student. The term "student" means any pupil who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in a high school.
b. The department may waive the fee for a civil service examination for any individual who meets one of the following conditions at the time of filing for the examination:
1. The individual is a high school student; or
2. The individual has not filed for a civil service examination administered by the department.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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