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S 4542: Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the Albany county sheriff's office; requires that Justin Finkle be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers.
What S 4542 does, verified August 17, 2025
The bill allows a resident of Albany County to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer, despite age requirements. The individual will be eligible to take the examination and, contingent on their score, be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer with the Albany County Sheriff's Office. The individual will be subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers. The act takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.339 (2025-08-15)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4542
- What is the current status of S 4542?
- As of August 17, 2025, S 4542 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 15, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.339".
- Did S 4542 pass?
- Yes. S 4542 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 15, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 4542, and where is it now?
- S 4542 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy.
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| Aug. 15, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.339 |
| Aug. 15, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 264 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4542 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT in relation to authorizing Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police offi- cer for the Albany county sheriff's office The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil 2 service law, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of 3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the 4 contrary, Justin Finkle, who is a resident of the county of Albany, 5 shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for 6 the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on 7 such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for 8 appointment as a full-time police officer with the Albany county sher- 9 iff's office. 10 § 2. Justin Finkle shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness 11 provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi- 12 cers. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00026-02-5
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