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NY Civ Serv L § 95 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title A - Duties of Public Officers; Waivers of Rights 95 - Duties of Public Officers.

§ 95. Duties  of public officers. It shall be the duty of all officers   of the state of New York or of any civil division  or  city  thereof  to   conform  to  and  comply  with and to aid in all proper ways in carrying   into  effect  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  and  the  rules   and   regulations  prescribed  thereunder.   No officer or officers having the   power of appointment or employment shall appoint or  select  any  person   for  appointment,  employment,  promotion  or  reinstatement  except  in   accordance with the  provisions  of  this  chapter  and  the  rules  and   regulations  established  thereunder.   Any person employed or appointed   contrary to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  or  of  the  rules  and   regulations  established  thereunder  shall  be  paid  by the officer or   officers so employing or appointing, or attempting to employ or  appoint   him,  the compensation agreed upon for any services performed under such   appointment or employment or, in case no compensation  is  agreed  upon,   the actual value of such services and any necessary expenses incurred in   connection  therewith,  and  shall  have  a cause of action against such   officer or officers for such sum and for the costs of the  action.    No   public  officer  shall  be  reimbursed  by the state or any of its civil   divisions for any sums so paid or recovered in any such action.
NY Civ Serv L § 96 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title A - Duties of Public Officers; Waivers of Rights 96 - Waiver of Rights.

§ 96. Waiver  of rights. No public officer nor any employee acting for   a public officer shall require a candidate for employment  to  sign  any   document  whereby  such  candidate  for  employment  waives any right or   rights accruing to him under this chapter.
NY Civ Serv L § 97 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title A - Duties of Public Officers; Waivers of Rights 97 - Reports of Appointing Officers; Official Roster.

§ 97. Reports  of  appointing  officers; official roster. 1. No person   shall be appointed to or be employed in any position in  the  classified   service  of  the state or of any civil division thereof, for which rules   have been established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,  until   he  has  passed  an  examination or is exempted from such examination in   conformity with the provisions of this chapter or the rules  established   thereunder. It shall be the duty of each appointing officer of the state   or  of  any  civil division thereof to report to the state civil service   department or municipal commission having jurisdiction,  forthwith  upon   such  appointment or employment, the name of such appointee or employee,   the title and character of his office or employment,  the  date  of  the   commencement of service by virtue thereof and the salary or compensation   thereof,  and  to report from time to time and upon the date of official   action in or knowledge of each case, any separation of a person from the   service, or other change therein, and such  other  information  as  such   civil service department or municipal commission may require in order to   keep the roster hereinafter mentioned.2. The  civil  service  department and each municipal commission shall   maintain  an  official  roster  of  the  classified  service  under  its   jurisdiction. Such roster shall contain in detail the employment history   of each employee, showing each change of status or compensation from the   time  he  enters service until he separates from service, except that it   shall not be necessary to enter  in  such  roster  the  compensation  or   changes  in  compensation  of  an employee holding a position classified   pursuant to article eight of this chapter or classified by  a  municipal   commission  and  listed  in  a  salary  grade plan containing titles and   specific ranges of salary for each title duly adopted by a  municipality   or agency under the jurisdiction of such municipal commission.3. The department shall maintain records documenting the employment of   persons  pursuant  to  contracts for consulting services issued by state   agencies as defined in subdivision seventeen of  section  eight  of  the   state  finance  law. No later than one hundred eighty days after the end   of each fiscal year, the department shall submit to  the  governor,  the   senate  finance committee, the assembly ways and means committee and the   department of audit and  control  a  report  summarizing  the  following   information for each state agency:a.  the  number  of  contract  employees  performing  such  consulting   services; andb. the types of services provided by such contract employees.
NY Civ Serv L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title B - Certification of Payrolls; Court Actions 101 - Misdemeanor to Pay Salary or Compensation for Which Certification Has Been Refused.

§ 101. Misdemeanor   to   pay   salary   or   compensation  for  which   certification has been refused. Any officer who shall  wilfully  pay  or   authorize  the  payment  of  salary or compensation to any person in the   classified  service  with  knowledge  that  the  state   civil   service   department or appropriate municipal civil service commission has refused   to certify the payroll, estimate or account of such person, or after due   notice  from  such  department  or  commission that such person has been   appointed,  employed,  transferred,  assigned  to  perform   duties   or   reinstated  in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the   rules established thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Civ Serv L § 106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties Title C - Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Officers and Employees; Penalties 106 - Misdemeanor to Obstruct Civil Service Rights; False Representation; Impersonation.

§ 106. Misdemeanor   to   obstruct   civil   service   rights;   false   representation; impersonation. Any commissioner,  or  examiner,  or  any   other  person  who  shall  wilfully,  alone or in cooperation with other   persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect of his or her   right  of   examination,   registration,   certification,   appointment,   promotion  or  reinstatement, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter   or the rules or regulations established thereunder or who shall wilfully   and falsely mark, grade, estimate or  report  upon  the  examination  or   proper standing of any person examined, registered or certified pursuant   to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter, or aid in so doing, or who shall   wilfully  make  any  false  representations  concerning  the  same,   or   concerning  the  person  examined,  or who shall wilfully furnish to any   person any special or secret  information  for  the  purpose  of  either   improving  or  injuring  the  prospects  or  chances  of  any  person so   examined, registered or certified, or  to  be  examined,  registered  or   certified,  or  who shall impersonate any other person, or permit or aid   in any manner any other person to impersonate him,  in  connection  with   any  registration  or application or request to be registered, shall for   each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Civ Serv L § 116 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title A - Classification and Allocation of Positions 116 - Classification Defined.

§ 116. Classification     defined. The     terms     "classification",   "reclassification", "classify", and  "reclassify"  where  used  in  this   article  refer  to  position classification as defined in section two of   this chapter, unless otherwise expressly stated or  unless  the  context   requires a different meaning.
NY Civ Serv L § 117 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title A - Classification and Allocation of Positions 117 - Classification and Compensation Division.

§ 117. Classification  and  compensation  division. There  shall  be a   classification and compensation division  in  the  department  of  civil   service.  The  head of such division shall be a director who shall be in   the competitive class of the classified civil service. The director  and   employees  of  such  division shall be appointed by the president of the   civil service commission.
NY Civ Serv L § 120 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title A - Classification and Allocation of Positions 120 - Applications and Appeals.

§ 120. Applications  and  appeals. 1. Applications  to  director.  Any   employee occupying a position, the title or salary  grade  of  which  is   subject  to  the  jurisdiction of the director of the classification and   compensation division, and any appointing officer, with respect  to  any   such position or positions in his department or agency, may apply to the   director,  on  a  form prescribed and furnished by him, for a review and   change of the classification  or  allocation  of  such  positions.  Such   employee  or  appointing  officer  or  their  representatives  shall  be   afforded a reasonable opportunity to present facts in support of  or  in   relation  to  such  application  at  a time and in such manner as may be   specified by the director. The director shall  examine  and  review  any   such  application  and  may  make  such  changes  in  classification  or   allocation as may be just and equitable. The  director  shall  have  the   power  to  designate an officer or employee of the division to conduct a   hearing with relation to any application for  such  reclassification  or   reallocation and to report to the director thereon.2.  Appeals  to  the  state  civil service commission. Any employee or   appointing officer aggrieved by a  determination  of  the  director  may   appeal  from  such  determination to the state civil service commission.   Such appeal must be made within sixty  days  after  receipt  of  written   notice  of  such  determination.  Such employee or appointing officer or   their representatives shall be afforded an opportunity to present  facts   and  arguments in support of or in relation to such appeal at a time and   place and in such manner as may be prescribed  by  the  commission.  The   commission shall examine and review such appeal and make such changes in   classification   or   allocation   as   may   be   just  and  equitable.   Determinations of the commission shall be transmitted to the director of   the  budget,  the  director  of  the  classification  and   compensation   division, and the employees and department heads affected thereby.3.   Reporting   on  appeals.  In  addition  to  the  requirements  of   subdivision two of this section, the  commission  shall,  on  or  before   January  thirty-first  of each year, submit a report to the governor and   the legislature which shall include, but not be limited to,  information   detailing  the total number of appeals received from determinations made   based upon written and oral examinations, performance tests and  ratings   of  training  and  experience,  during  the preceding twelve months, and   shall report the final disposition or dispositions of each appeal.
NY Civ Serv L § 122 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title A - Classification and Allocation of Positions 122 - Eligibility of Incumbents of Positions Not Heretofore Classified.

§ 122. Eligibility   of   incumbents   of   positions  not  heretofore   classified.  A position to which the  provisions  of  this  article  are   hereafter  extended  shall be classified under an appropriate title. For   the purpose of continuing the essential activities of the state  without   interruption,  and  notwithstanding  any inconsistent provisions of this   chapter,  the  president  of  the  state  civil  service  commission  is   empowered,  without  requiring  an examination, to approve the continued   employment of  the  permanent  incumbent  of  such  position  under  its   classified   title  upon  the  certification  of  the  director  of  the   classification and compensation division that such  incumbent  has  been   satisfactorily performing the duties of such position for a period of at   least   one  year  immediately  prior  to  such  extension.  After  such   classification becomes effective, such incumbent shall  be  entitled  to   the  same  salary,  status, rights, privileges and benefits as if he had   been originally appointed under this chapter to the position  designated   by  the  classified title. No such incumbent, by reason of any change in   title, shall be deprived of any rights he might previously have acquired   under  this  chapter  for  appointment,   transfer,   reinstatement   or   promotion.
NY Civ Serv L § 123 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title A - Classification and Allocation of Positions 123 - Prohibition Against Transfer of Employees to Competitive Class.

§ 123. Prohibition   against  transfer  of  employees  to  competitive   class. Nothing in title A of this article shall be construed to effect a   transfer to the competitive class of the civil service of  any  employee   not heretofore included in such service.
NY Civ Serv L § 140 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 8 - Classification and Compensation of State Employees Title C - Performance Ratings 140 - Maintenance and Reporting of Performance Ratings.

§ 140. Maintenance  and  reporting  of  performance  ratings.  1.  All   departmental  agencies  of  the  state  government,  whether  known   as   departments, institutions, boards, commissions, or otherwise, shall keep   and  report,  if  requested by the civil service department, performance   ratings of employees, based on standards of performance  established  by   such  respective  agencies and approved by the civil service department,   for the purpose of recording in terms of quality,  quantity,  and  other   factors,  the  relative  efficiency  of employees engaged in the same or   similar lines of work, under the rules prescribed  by  the  state  civil   service commission.2.  The  state  civil  service  department  shall use such performance   ratings as a basis for determining the rendition of satisfactory service   necessary for advancement from one rate of compensation to another. Such   department, in its discretion, may use such  performance  ratings  as  a   factor in promotion examinations.3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this   section, during periods of time when there is  in  effect  an  agreement   between  the  state and an employee organization reached pursuant to the   provisions of article fourteen of the civil service law or a performance   evaluation  plan  administered  pursuant  to   rules   and   regulations   promulgated  by  the  director  of  the  budget,  the provisions of such   agreement and/or the provisions of such rules and regulations  shall  be   applicable.
NY Civ Serv L § 145 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 9 - Merit Awards for State Employees 145 - State Commission to Make Merit Awards; Regulations.

§ 145. State  commission  to make merit awards; regulations. The state civil service commission shall have power and it shall be its duty:  (a) To formulate, establish and maintain a plan or plans to  encourage and  reward  unusual  and meritorious suggestions and accomplishments by state employees and suggestions of  retired  state  employees  promoting efficiency  and  economy  in  the  performance  of any function of state government;  (b) To appoint departmental or divisional boards or  committees,  from among  persons nominated therefor by the respective department or agency heads, which shall analyze and review suggestions and accomplishments of state employees and suggestions of retired state employees submitted for consideration under such plan or plans and make recommendations  thereon to the commission;  (c)  To  make  and  render merit awards to or for the benefit of state employees and retired state  employees  nominated  to  receive  them  in accordance with such plan or plans;  (d)  To  adopt  and  promulgate  rules  and  regulations governing the operation of any plan or  plans  established  under  this  article,  the eligibility  and  qualifications  of  state  employees and retired state employees  participating  therein,  the   character   and   quality   of suggestions  and accomplishments submitted for consideration, the method of their submission and the procedure for their review, nominations  for merit awards, and the kind, character and value of such awards, and such other  rules  and  regulations as may be deemed necessary or appropriate for the proper administration of this article or for the  accomplishment of the purposes thereof;  (e)  Upon the request of a public authority or other agency not in the state  service  but  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the   civil   service department,  to  receive,  pass  upon  and  make  awards for suggestions submitted by employees  and  retired  employees  of  such  authority  or agency,  provided  such  authority  or  agency  agrees  to  abide by the decisions of the commission and to pay the costs of all  awards  granted by the commission to its employees.
NY Civ Serv L § 146 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 9 - Merit Awards for State Employees 146 - Awards.

§ 146. Awards. The  commission  may determine the nature and extent of   the merit awards to be made under this article  which  may  include  but   shall  not  be  limited  to  certificates,  medals  or other appropriate   insignia, or cash awards  in  such  amounts  as  may  be  fixed  by  the   commission.
NY Civ Serv L § 150 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 10 - Miscellaneous Provisions 150 - Suspension of Pension and Annuity During Public Employment.

§ 150. Suspension  of  pension  and  annuity during public employment.   Except as otherwise provided by sections one hundred  one,  two  hundred   eleven,  and  two  hundred  twelve of the retirement and social security   law, section five hundred three of the education law, and except as  now   provided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or   her  retirement  from the civil service of the state or of any municipal   corporation or political subdivision of  the  state,  shall  accept  any   office,  position  or employment in the civil service of the state or of   any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which   any salary or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the  office  of   inspector  of  election,  poll  clerk or ballot clerk under the election   law, or the office of notary public or  commissioner  of  deeds,  or  an   elective  public  office,  any pension or annuity awarded or allotted to   him or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such  municipal   corporation  or political subdivision, or out of any fund established by   or pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment   and while such person is receiving  any  salary  or  emolument  therefor   except   reimbursement   for  traveling  expenses.  Notwithstanding  the   foregoing, if any person, subsequent to his or her  retirement  from  an   elective  public  office,  accepts appointment, is re-elected or takes a   new oath of office to the same elective public office from which  he  or   she  retired,  his  or her retirement allowance shall be suspended until   the date he or she vacates  such  elective  public  office,  unless  the   amount earned for any calendar year for that elective public office does   not  exceed  the  earning  limitation  provided  for  retired persons in   section two hundred twelve of the retirement and  social  security  law.   However, for purposes of this section the age seventy unlimited earnings   provision  of  section  two  hundred twelve of the retirement and social   security law will not pertain to any person, subsequent to  his  or  her   retirement  from  an  elective  public  office,  if  such person accepts   appointment, is re-elected or takes a new oath of  office  to  the  same   elective public office from which he or she retired.
NY Civ Serv L § 151 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 10 - Miscellaneous Provisions 151 - Leaves of Absence for Participation in Certain Athletic Competitions.

§ 151. Leaves   of  absence  for  participation  in  certain  athletic competitions. 1. For purposes of this section:  (a) The term "public employee" means any person holding a position  by appointment or employment in the service of a public employer.  (b) The term "public employer" means (i) the state of New York, (ii) a county,  city, town, village or any other political subdivision or civil division of the state, (iii)  a  school  district  or  any  governmental entity  operating  a public school, college or university, (iv) a public improvement or special district, (v) a public authority, commission,  or public benefit corporation, or (vi) any other public corporation, agency or  instrumentality  or  unit of government which exercises governmental powers under the laws of the state.  (c) The term "team" means any group leader, coach, official or athlete who comprises the official delegation of the United States to world, Pan American or Olympic competition.   2. A public employee who qualifies as a member of a United States team for athletic competition on the world, Pan American or Olympic level, in a sport contested in either Pan American or Olympic competitions,  shall at  the  discretion of the public employer be granted a leave of absence from  employment  without  loss  of  pay  or  diminution  of  any  other privilege,  benefit  or  right  arising  out  of  such employment and in accordance with the provisions of this section.   3. Such leave shall be available only for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in either or both such competitions and in no  event  shall the  total  of  all  such  leave granted to a public employee exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined or  ninety calendar days a year, whichever is less.   4.  The  electing  public employer shall pay at the employee's regular rate of pay for each week of leave granted in the  amount  the  employee would  receive  for  a  standard  work  week.  The employee shall not be entitled  to  receive  compensation  for  any  day  spent  in  camp   or competition for which compensation would not ordinarily be paid.   5.  The  president  of  the  civil service commission shall promulgate appropriate  rules  necessary  to  effectuate  the  provisions  of  this section.
NY Civ Serv L § 152 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 10 - Miscellaneous Provisions 152 - Repair or Replacement of Assistive Devices or Adaptive Equipment Provided for Employees With Disabilities.

§ 152. Repair   or   replacement  of  assistive  devices  or  adaptive   equipment provided for employees with disabilities. Notwithstanding  any   law,  regulation  or  rule  to  the  contrary,  any  assistive device or   adaptive equipment which has been provided by the state to  an  employee   with  a  disability as a reasonable accommodation and which is necessary   to the performance of the duties of the  employee's  position  shall  be   repaired  or replaced by such state employee's appointing authority in a   timely fashion and at no cost to such employee  whenever  the  assistive   device or adaptive equipment requires repair or replacement.