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S 4900: Establishes maximum age requirements for New York city correction officers; provides that the commissioner of correction shall not appoint a person as a correction officer if such person is more than thirty-five years of age as of the date of the applicant's appointment or eligibility to compete in a promotion examination.
What S 4900 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to establish a maximum age requirement for new appointments to the uniformed correction officers of the Department of Correction in the City of New York. The commissioner of correction cannot appoint anyone as a uniformed correction officer unless they are at least 21 years old and no more than 35 years old as of the date of appointment. This change does not affect the authority to appoint non-uniformed personnel with overall security duties. The bill takes effect 30 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4900
- What is the current status of S 4900?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4900 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 CITIES 1".
- Did S 4900 pass?
- Not yet. S 4900 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4900, and where is it now?
- S 4900 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Cities 1.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CITIES 1 |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO CITIES 1 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 301 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4900 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended 2 by adding a new section 9-117.2 to read as follows: 3 § 9-117.2 Requirements for appointments of uniformed force of the 4 department of correction. a. The commissioner of correction shall not 5 appoint any person as a uniformed correction officer of the department 6 of correction unless such person is not less than twenty-one years of 7 age as of the date of appointment nor more than thirty-five years of age 8 as of the date when the applicant is appointed or eligible to compete in 9 a promotion examination pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision b of 10 section 9-117 of this chapter. 11 b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the 12 existing authority of the mayor and commissioner to appoint non-uni- 13 formed persons, whose duties include overall security of the department 14 of correction, to positions of authority. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 16 have become a law and shall apply to appointments established on or 17 after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09782-01-5
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