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N.Y. Civil Service Law § 212 (2026)

Local government procedures

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§ 212. Local government procedures. 1. This article, except sections
two hundred one, two hundred two, two hundred three, two hundred four,
paragraph b of subdivision four and paragraph d of subdivision five of
section two hundred five, paragraph b of subdivision three of section
two hundred seven, section two hundred eight, section two hundred
nine-a, subdivisions one and two of section two hundred ten, section two
hundred eleven, two hundred thirteen and two hundred fourteen, shall be
inapplicable to any government (other than the state or a state public
authority) which, acting through its legislative body, has adopted by
local law, ordinance or resolution, its own provisions and procedures
which have been submitted to the board by such government and as to
which there is in effect a determination by the board that such
provisions and procedures and the continuing implementation thereof are
substantially equivalent to the provisions and procedures set forth in
this article with respect to the state.
  2. With respect to the city of New York, such provisions and
procedures need not be related to the end of its fiscal year; and with
respect to provisions and procedures adopted by local law by the city of
New York no such submission to or determination by the board shall be
required, but such provisions and procedures shall be of full force and
effect unless and until such provisions and procedures, or the
continuing implementation thereof, are found by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in an action brought by the board in the county of New
York for a declaratory judgment, not to be substantially equivalent to
the provisions and procedures set forth in this article.
  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
resolution of disputes in the course of collective negotiations as
provided by section two hundred nine of this article shall apply to any
organized fire department, police force, or police department of any
government and detective-investigators, or rackets investigators
employed in the office of a district attorney of a county subject to
either subdivision one or two of this section. Provided, however, that a
recognized or certified employee organization may elect to continue
dispute resolution procedures which existed on the day prior to the
effective date of this subdivision by notifying the appropriate public
employment relations board in writing.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1988–2015 · leading case: Mayor of New York v. Council of New York.
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Mayor of New York v. Council of New York (NY 2007). · cites it 16× “But the Taylor Law contains a local option provision, Civil Service Law § 212, which permits local governments to enact their own counterparts to certain sections of the Taylor Law, and thus to displace the Taylor Law to that extent.”
City of New York v. Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of City of New York, Inc. (NY 1996). · cites it 6× “The City’s earlier establishment of its own procedures for the resolution of bargaining impasses was pursuant to authority which has existed since the enactment of Civil Service Law § 212 in the original Taylor Law (L 1967, ch 392, § 2).”
Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of City of New York, Inc. v. New York State Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2001). · cites it 6× “The Taylor Law also permits localities to create neutral local governmental bodies (commonly known as mini-PERBs) to govern public employment relations between a locality and its unionized employees (Civil Service Law § 212 [1]). If a locality chooses to create a mini-PERB,…”
Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of the City of New York Inc. v. City of New York (NY 2001). · cites it 4× “The Taylor Law includes a “local option” that permits local governments to enact their own procedures and to establish their own impartial administrative bodies to replace designated portions of the Taylor Law and their administration by PERB (Civil Service Law § 212). Such…”
Mayor of New York v. Council of New York (N.Y. App. Div. 2006). · cites it 11× “The Taylor Law also “permits local government bodies—including New York City—to enact substantive and procedural provisions governing labor relations, so long as they are ‘substantially equivalent’ to the Taylor Law (Civil Service Law § 212 [1], [2])” (Matter of Levitt v Board…”
City of New York v. Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n (NY 2009). “The Taylor Law allows localities to establish substantially equivalent provisions and procedures, to be administered by a local version of PERB, or a mini-PERB, such as OCB (Civil Service Law § 212). Consistent with the Taylor *58 Law, the New York City Collective Bargaining Law…”
Matter of City of New York v. New York State Nurses Assn. (N.Y. App. Div. 2015). · cites it 2× “Civil Service Law § 212 authorizes certain governments, including the City, to enact local labor relations laws, provisions, and procedures, provided they are “substantially equivalent” to the state law (subd [1]).”
City of New York v. Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1996). · cites it 6× “The Taylor Law also permits localities to create neutral local governmental bodies *569 (commonly known as mini-PERBs) to govern public employment relations between a locality and its unionized employees (Civil Service Law § 212 [1]). If a locality chooses to create a mini-PERB,…”
Levitt v. Bd. of Collective (NY 1992). “ork's Experiment in Public Employee Relations: The Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act, 32 Albany L Rev 58, 82 [1967]), the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act (the Taylor Law) permits local government bodies — including New York City— to enact substantive and procedural…”
Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of the City of New York, Inc. v. City of New York (N.Y. App. Div. 2001). “Simultaneously, the City commenced an action against the PBA, PERB and BCB for judgment declaring that chapter 641 of the Laws of 1998 adding (Civil Service Law § 212 [3]) (hereinafter chapter 641) is unconstitutional and that BCB has exclusive jurisdiction over any impasse…”
Uniformed Firefighters Ass'n v. New York City Off. of Collective Bargaining (N.Y. App. Div. 1990). “aining, even if petitioner has standing to raise the issue, the mere fact that PERB allegedly reached a different conclusion in other cases, which may or may not have been factually similar, does not demonstrate that BCB’s implementation of its practices and procedures was not…”
City of New York v. Plumbers Local Union No. 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994). “83 herein, provides for arbitration of a grievance (City of New York v Anderson, Sup Ct, NY County, July 17, 1978, Kassal, J.”
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