New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE › Chapter I - Regulations Of The Superintendent Of Financial Services › Part 4 - Appointment And Promotion › Section 4.5 - Probation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) It is the
				intent of the Civil Service Commission that permanent appointments, promotions
				or transfers shall require, as provided herein, satisfactory completion of a
				probationary term which shall include a minimum and a maximum period of
				probation. Such probationary term shall commence on the effective date
				designated by the appointing authority and approved by the Civil Service
				Department for the appointment, promotion or transfer on a permanent basis.
				Such appointments, promotions or transfers shall not become permanent prior to
				satisfactory completion of at least the minimum period and may require
				satisfactory completion of the maximum period of probation. If the conduct or
				performance of a probationer is not satisfactory, his or her employment may be
				terminated at any time after eight weeks and before completion of the maximum
				period of probation.
(b)
				Probationary term.
(1) Except as herein
				otherwise provided, every permanent appointment from an open competitive list
				and every original permanent appointment to the noncompetitive, exempt or labor
				class shall be subject to a probationary term of not less than 26 nor more than
				52 weeks.
(i) This probationary term shall
				also apply to each appointment to a position in which the appointee is not
				under the regular supervision of the appointing authority until the completion
				of prescribed schooling or off-the-job training; provided, however, that such
				probationary term, in this case, shall commence after the successful completion
				of such training.
(ii) The
				probationary term for the positions of "Teacher (all levels)" and "Vocational
				Instructor 1, 2 and 4" shall be not less than one year nor more than three
				years. The probationary period for "Vocational Instructor 3" shall coincide
				with the term of validity remaining on the provisional teacher certification
				held by the incumbent.
(iii) The
				probationary term for professional educators in the Education Department
				employed as "Aides," "Assistants," "Associates," "Supervisors," "Chiefs,"
				"Directors," all other titles that commence with the words "Coordinator" or
				"Associate Coordinator," and for the position of "Elementary, Secondary and
				Continuing Education Program Planner," shall be not less than 12 weeks nor more
				than 78 weeks.
(iv) The
				probationary term for positions of "Assistant Mortgage Officer," "Assistant
				Mortgage Officer (Appraising)," "Assistant Mortgage Officer (Leasing)" and
				"Assistant Mortgage Officer (Servicing)" shall be not less than 12 weeks nor
				more than 78 weeks.
(v) The
				probationary term for the positions of "Director of State Science Service," "
				Chief Scientist" (various parenthetics), "Principal Scientist" (various
				parenthetics), "Associate Scientist" (various parenthetics), "Senior Scientist"
				(various parenthetics), and "Scientist" (various parenthetics) shall be not
				less than 12 weeks nor more than 78 weeks.
(vi) The probationary term for the position
				of "Veterinarian 1" shall be not less than 52 weeks nor more than 78
				weeks.
(vii) If an employee in the
				Department of Health, serving in a position for which the appointee is required
				to have Federal certification as mandated by the Health Care Financing
				Administration, does not acquire such certification within the 52 weeks
				prescribed in this paragraph, the probationary term of such person shall
				continue until such time as he or she has received the applicable Federal
				certification; or until such time as the appointee has had sufficient
				opportunity, in no case longer than 24 months, as determined by the
				Commissioner of Health under a policy approved by the Department of Civil
				Service and uniformly applicable to all of those appointed to such positions,
				to pass the required Federal certification, whichever occurs first.
(viii) The probationary term for positions of
				"University Police Officer 1" and "University Police Officer 1 (Spanish
				Language)" shall be not less than 52 weeks nor more than 78 weeks.