Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Access to Civil Service Opportunities by Governor Kathy Hochul

September 07, 2023 — Albany, NY — Governor Hochul signed two pieces of legislation to expand access to opportunities in civil service. Legislation (S. 5486/A. 6855) requires the Department of Civil Service and municipal civil service commissions to make civil service examination announcements to the local Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), school districts, public colleges, public universities, local social services districts, and, to the extent practicable, job training programs. Legislation (A. 7155/S. 5494) requires that any time spent as a provisional employee be counted towards an employees' probationary term upon receiving for a permanent appointment in the same title. The Governor signed the legislation in Albany at a stop on the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees’ and the Civil Service Employee Association’s “Staff the Front Lines” Bus Tour, joined by AFSCME President Lee Saunders and CSEA President Mary Sullivan.