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Provisionals to Receive Testing Preference As Result of Cuomo Law

By RACHEL CISTO
Posted 12/5/16

A bill signed by Gov. Cuomo Nov. 28 will provide a chance for nearly 5,000 provisional city workers to be appointed to their jobs permanently.

The amendment to the 2008 Civil Service Law, designed to reduce the number of provisional workers in the city’s labor force, allows the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to administer a one-time “Qualified Incumbents Exam” for 194 titles, as long as they do not have upcoming open-competitive exams.

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