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Int 0671-2024

Civil service examination fee waivers for high school students and first time applicants.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Civil Service and Laborintroduced 2024-03-19Local Law 2025/057

Enacted as Local Law 2025/057.

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Agenda: 2024-03-19Passed: 2025-05-10Enacted: 2025-05-10

Summary

This bill would authorize the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to waive the civil service examination fee for individuals who are enrolled at any public, private, or charter high school in New York City or who are first time applicants.

Committee on Civil Service and LaborMunicipal Officers and Employees, Office of Labor Relations, Office of Collective Bargaining, Office of Labor Services, and Municipal Pension and Retirement Systems.

How it compares

34% of similar bills passed

17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 386 days in committee

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Sponsors (24)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-19 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-01-27 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-01-27 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-04-10 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Civil Service and Labor
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-05-10 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-05-12 · City Council

Votes (9)

Aye (8)
Tiffany L. CabánOswald J. FelizJulie MeninEric DinowitzCarmen N. De La RosaErik D. BottcherFrancisco P. MoyaYusef Salaam
Absent (1)
Kamillah Hanks

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2025-04-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Civil Service and Labor · 2025-04-10 · 11:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Civil Service and Labor · 2025-01-27 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
City Council · 2024-03-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (22)

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 12-219 to read as follows: � 12-219 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 any school located in the city of New York that contains any combination of grades from and including grade 9 through grade 12. OSIS identification number. The term "OSIS identification number" means the unique nine-digit identification number assigned to all students attending a school of the city school district of the city of New York. Student. The term "student" means any pupil who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in a high school. Verifiable form of identification. The term "verifiable form of identification" means an OSIS identification number or other documentation identifying an individual as a high school student. 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 who provides a verifiable form of identification; or 2. The individual has not previously filed for a civil service examination administered by the department. � 2. This local law takes effect July 1, 2026. Session 13 RO LS #13271/13865 4/2/25 5:55pm Session 12 JGP LS #13271/13865 10/2/2023 9:05 AM 2 2