§ 50. Examinations generally. 1. Positions subject to competitive\nexaminations. The merit and fitness of applicants for positions which\nare classified in the competitive class shall be ascertained by such\nexaminations as may be prescribed by the state civil service department\nor the municipal commission having jurisdiction.\n 2. Announcement of examination. (a) The state civil service department\nand municipal commissions shall issue an announcement of each\ncompetitive examination, setting forth the minimum qualifications\nrequired, the subjects of the examination, and such other information as\nthey may deem necessary, and shall advertise and promote such\nexamination in such manner as the nature of the examination may require.\nSuch announcement and advertisement shall each inform prospective\napplicants of the options for religious observance provided in\nsubdivision eight of this section.\n (b) In addition to any announcement required by paragraph (a) of this\nsubdivision, the department and municipal commissions shall provide\nnotice of each competitive examination to the following entities if the\nentity is located within the same geographic area as the department or\ncommission: board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), school\ndistricts, public colleges, public universities, local social services\ndistricts, and, to the extent practicable, job training programs. In\naddition, the department and each municipal commission shall allow any\nsuch entity to sign up to be notified electronically when an\nannouncement is issued.\n 3. Application for examination. The civil service department and\nmunicipal commissions shall require prospective applicants to file,\nduring a prescribed time, a formal application in which the applicant\nshall state such information as may reasonably be required touching upon\nhis background, experience and qualifications for the position sought,\nand his merit and fitness for the public service. The application shall\nbe subscribed by the applicant and shall contain an affirmation by him\nthat the statements therein are true under the penalties of perjury.\nBlank forms for such application shall be furnished by said department\nand such municipal commissions without charge to all persons requesting\nthe same. The department and such municipal commissions may require in\nconnection with such application such certificates of citizens,\nphysicians, public officers or others having knowledge of the applicant,\nas the good of the service may require.\n 4. Disqualification of applicants or eligibles. The state civil\nservice department and municipal commissions may refuse to examine an\napplicant, or after examination to certify an eligible\n (a) who is found to lack any of the established requirements for\nadmission to the examination or for appointment to the position for\nwhich he applies; or\n (b) who is found to have a disability which renders him or her unfit\nto perform in a reasonable manner the duties of the position in which he\nor she seeks employment, or which may reasonably be expected to render\nhim or her unfit to continue to perform in a reasonable manner the\nduties of such position; or\n (d) who has been guilty of a crime; or\n (e) who has been dismissed from a permanent position in the public\nservice upon stated written charges of incompetency or misconduct, after\nan opportunity to answer such charges in writing, or who has resigned\nfrom, or whose service has otherwise been terminated in, a permanent or\ntemporary position in the public service, where it is found after\nappropriate investigation or inquiry that such resignation or\ntermination resulted from his incompetency or misconduct, provided, that\nin cases of dismissal, resignation or termination after written charges\nof incompetency, the examination or certification in question be for a\nposition that requires the performance of a duty or duties which are the\nsame as or similar to the duty or duties
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