AGENCY TESTIMONY
Legislative mandates guiding DCAS's promotion of civil service
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Porter outlines several key laws that guide DCAS's promotion of civil service, including local laws and recent state legislation. These laws focus on providing information about civil service exams to various groups and expanding opportunities for potential candidates.
- Local Law 173 of 2018: Requires providing civil service exam info to NYC public high school students
- Local Law 2 of 2023: Established Civil Service Ambassadors program for education and outreach
- Local Law 4 of 2023: Enhanced Public Service Corps internship program
- Local Law 113 of 2023: Requires providing civil service exam info to justice-involved individuals
- Recent NY State legislation: Expanded timeframe for meeting educational requirements for competitive exams
Katrina Porter
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I'd first like to discuss the legislative mandates under which we operate that help us in our efforts to provide pathways to municipal work.
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Then I will focus on the programs Decast has initiated to create a pipeline for New Yorkers to work for the city.
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Several key laws guide our promotion of civil service, including local law 173 of 2018, which requires decast to provide civil service exam information to New York City public school students who will be graduating from high school in either the current or following school year.
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Under local law 2 of 2023, decast established and implemented a civil service ambassadors program that provides education and outreach at programs and institutions deemed opportunity areas such as high schools, colleges, universities, and social work programs.
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In fiscal year 2023, DeCast participated in 86 events to share information about the benefits of joining the city's workforce.
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Enhanced by local law 4 of 2023, DeCast operates a public service corp program that places both graduate and undergraduate students from a from diverse backgrounds into meaningful internships in a broad range of city agencies.
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Established in 1966, The Public Service Corps is the oldest off campus work study program administered by the city that places students into paid internship experience for academic credit.
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In fiscal year 2024, 116 students from 15 academic institutions, including 8 community schools participated in the PSC internship.
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Local law 113 of 2023 requires decast in collaboration with the Department of Correction And the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to make available information about civil service examinations to criminal justice involved individuals, including those who are currently incarcerated.
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Outside of the city, in accordance with the New York state civil service legislation, that governor Hochul signed into law this past September, decast has begun to expand the time frame by which educational requirements for competitive civil service exams must be met.
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Previously, applicants had to satisfy those educational requirements by January 1st the following calendar year.
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Instead, candidates now have up to 1 year following the completion of an exam to fulfill such requisites.
