Bill > A2161

Introduced Session

This bill would modify existing civil service rules to permit the State, a county or a municipality to lay off, as part of a reduction in force, individuals with more seniority in the event the less senior individual possesses essential skills necessary to meet the needs of the county or municipality. When terminating a more senior employee instead of a less senior employee, the appointing authority must certify to the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission that the less senior employee has specialized skills, licenses, certifications, or other qualifications that the more senior employee does not possess and that those skills are essential to the operation of the county or municipal department. In the event that the reduction in force occurs in a county or municipality that has not adopted the civil service rules, the appointing authority must notify the Public Employment Relations Commission of the pending layoffs and gain their approval prior to implementing the layoffs. Finally, the bill expands the authority of the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission. Under the bill, counties and municipalities must receive permission from the chairperson of the commission prior to implementing a reduction in force that does not follow seniority rules.

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Parker Space (R)*,  Harold Wirths (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 02/07/2022)

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