13.19 - Personnel of the office; regulations. - New York Statutes

§ 13.19 Personnel of the office; regulations. (a) The commissioner may, within the amounts appropriated therefor, appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable rules of the state civil service commission, such officers and employees of the office for people with developmental disabilities and school and facility officers and employees who are designated managerial or confidential pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law as are necessary for efficient administration. (b) The director of a hospital or institute in the office shall have professional qualifications and experience to be prescribed by the commissioner. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the positions of psychiatrist III and deputy director in any office facility may be filled by promotion open to employees of all such facilities who possess the minimum qualifications for the respective positions. Promotion lists which are established for those positions shall be general eligible promotion lists from which names are certified in the order of final earned ratings and from which certification shall not be subdivided by the facility or department in which such persons are employed. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the use of open competitive examinations. (d) The use of volunteers at facilities in the office for people with developmental disabilities shall be encouraged. The commissioner may establish regulations governing such volunteer services. (e) Where, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law so provides, the commissioner is authorized to implement the provisions of such agreement relating to discipline consistent with the terms thereof.