New York Senate Bill S01311

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/9/25
• Refer: 1/9/25
• Engrossed: 6/4/25
• Refer: 6/4/25
• Engrossed: 6/10/25
• Enrolled: 11/17/25
• Chaptered: 11/21/25
• Passed: 11/21/25

Caption

Authorizes Jonathan Montalvo to be placed on the eligible list for employment for the state university of New York police.

Summary

S01311 is a narrow, person-specific bill that authorizes Jonathan Montalvo to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time university police officer with the State University of New York (SUNY) police. The bill overrides the usual age-related eligibility restrictions in Civil Service Law section 58 and any other conflicting law, but only for the purpose of allowing him to compete for this position based on his civil service examination score. The measure does not grant an appointment or waive the merit system entirely. It preserves the requirement that Montalvo still meet the applicable merit and fitness standards for full-time university police officers, and it takes effect immediately upon enactment. In practical terms, the bill creates a special exception to civil service eligibility rules so that one named individual may be considered for SUNY police employment.

Impact

This bill amends the application of New York civil service law only as to Jonathan Montalvo, carving out an exception to the age eligibility requirements in section 58 for placement on the eligible list for SUNY police employment. It does not broadly change hiring standards for university police officers or other civil service positions, but it does create a precedent for individualized legislative relief from statutory hiring restrictions. The affected parties are the named applicant, SUNY police hiring authorities, and the civil service system that administers eligibility lists and examinations.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests the bill was broadly supported and noncontroversial. It passed the Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee unanimously, then cleared both the Senate and Assembly floor votes without any recorded opposition. The absence of committee transcript discussion also suggests the measure was treated as a routine special-eligibility bill rather than a debated policy change.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. The only potential point of concern is the bill’s departure from ordinary age-based civil service eligibility rules, which some may view as an exception to uniform hiring standards. However, the unanimous committee vote and unanimous floor passage indicate that any such concern did not generate visible opposition in the legislative process. The bill remains narrowly tailored to a single individual, which likely limited controversy.