N.Y. Civil Service Law Section 59-D
Public posting of employment opportunities

The department shall make publicly available on its website all employment opportunities in the civil service of the state and information on obtaining employment with the state, including, but not limited to, vacancies in the competitive, non-competitive and labor jurisdictional classes, announcements for upcoming open-competitive and promotional examinations, test application instructions, and designations of which employment opportunities are eligible to be filled by individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities, including whether such positions may be filled on a full-time or part-time basis, pursuant to section fifty-five-b and section fifty-five-c, as amended by a chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-three, of this title. The president shall work in conjunction with the New York state department of labor and the governor’s office of employee relations in order to effectuate the provisions of this section.

Source: Section 59-D — Public posting of employment opportunities, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVS/59-D (updated Jan. 5, 2024; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

50
Examinations generally 50–A
Test validation boards 50–C
Discrimination based upon history of cancerous condition prohibited 51
Filling vacancies by open competitive examination 52
Promotion examinations 53
Noncitizen status 54
Age and educational requirements 55
Examination of blind or physically handicapped applicants 55–A
Employment of persons with disabilities by municipalities 55–B
Employment of persons with disabilities by the state 55–C
Employment of veterans with disabilities by the state 55–C*2
Acceptability of certain high school diplomas 56
Establishment and duration of eligible lists 57
Continuous recruitment for certain positions 58
Requirements for appointment of certain police officers 58–A
Requirements for provisional or permanent appointment of certain fire fighters 59
Placement of county sheriffs’ personnel in classified service 59–A
Placement of detectives and investigators in classified service 59–B
Promotions of supervisory personnel of the emergency medical service 59–C
State employment of persons and veterans with disabilities study 59–D
Public posting of employment opportunities

Verified:
Nov. 1, 2025

Last modified:
Jan. 5, 2024

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Original Source: Section 59-D — Public posting of employment opportunities, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVS/59-D (last accessed Nov. 1, 2025).