A 7989: Provides that where a board of cooperative educational services has made a provisional appointment to a position and no civil service examination for such position has been conducted within nine months of such appointment, the provisional appointment shall not expire and shall be considered permanent.
What A 7989 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to provide permanent appointments to employees of boards of cooperative educational services who have been provisionally appointed for at least nine months without a civil service examination. The provision would apply despite any existing inconsistent provisions in the law. The bill would take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7989
- What is the current status of A 7989?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7989 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 7989 pass?
- Not yet. A 7989 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7989, and where is it now?
- A 7989 was authored by Asm. Judy Griffin. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees. It is filed under CVS, alongside 47 other New York CVS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Apr. 16, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 254 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7989 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing for board of cooperative educational services employees who have been provisionally appointed to a position for at least nine months without an exam being offered for such position to receive a permanent appointment in such position The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 65 of the civil service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. Provisional appointments within boards of cooperative educational 4 services. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter or 5 any other law or rule to the contrary, where a board of cooperative 6 educational services has made a provisional appointment to a position 7 and no civil service examination for such position has been conducted 8 within nine months of such appointment, the provisional appointment 9 shall not expire under subdivision two of this section and instead the 10 provisional appointee shall be considered to have been appointed 11 consistent with section sixty-one of this title. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11542-01-5
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