NY A06293

Amends Civil Service Law Section 23 to clarify that municipal commissions may use state and county eligible lists as a source for new hires when they lack their own lists.

Creates new subdivision 4-c allowing police departments to use alternate eligible lists (including county lists) to hire both resident and non-resident minority group members and women when the existing list does not adequately represent minority populations.

Permits police departments to use alternate lists when their ethnic, racial, or women composition deviates from the community they serve by 25 percent or more.

Requires police departments to continue hiring from alternate lists until the 25 percent deviation no longer exists, then mandates return to the municipal commission's own eligible list.

Specifies that candidates hired from alternate lists must be selected based on merit and fitness, with the rule of three applying to selections.