N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 6000.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024

Section 6000.8 - Physical fitness screening

(a)Procedures.

(1) The municipal civil service commission shall designate a qualified trainer to administer the physical fitness screening test to determine the underlying physiological capacity of a candidate to learn and perform the essential job functions of an entry-level police officer. Such test shall be administered prior to the making of a conditional offer of employment by the local police agency seeking to employ the candidate and shall be administered to the candidate prior to the post-offer medical examination to be conducted by the qualified physician or practitioner in accordance with section 6000.4 of this Part unless the municipal civil service commission can demonstrate that it could not reasonably conduct such screening test at the pre-offer stage of employment.

(2) Prior to the administration of the test by the qualified trainer, the municipal civil service commission may ask the candidate to assume legal responsibility and release such commission of liability for injuries resulting from any physical or mental disorders. In addition, the commission may furnish such candidate with a description of the physical fitness screening test and require certification from the candidate's physician that he/she is physically capable of participating in the physical fitness screening test. If the commission requests such certification from one candidate, it must request such certification from all candidates.

(3) If a candidate is unable to perform an element of the test, the municipal civil service commission may provide for an alternative element to be substituted, which, in the judgment of such commission, will render a demonstrably valid assessment of the individual's physiological capacity for the particular factor to be measured.

(b)Elements of the test battery.

Elements of the test battery to be used for physical fitness screening are described below. Although these elements may not be directly representative of essential job functions to be performed by an entry-level police officer, such elements do measure the candidate's physiological capacity to learn and perform the essential job functions. The minimum scores for employment as an entry-level police officer as set forth below represent the 40th percentile of fitness. If a candidate does not successfully score to the 40th percentile of fitness for each of the elements of the test battery, the candidate shall not be deemed to have successfully completed the physical fitness screening test. Nothing herein shall preclude an administrator of such screening test from substituting an element of the test battery, which such administrator has determined and validated to accurately assess the candidate's physiological capacity to learn and perform essential job functions. The 1.5 mile run shall only be administered to such individuals who have successfully completed each of the other two elements of the test battery (sit-up and push-up).

Sit-up	Muscular endurance (core body) - The score indicated below is the number of bent-leg sit-ups performed in one minute.
Push-up	Muscular endurance (upper body) - The score below is the number of full body repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.
1.5 Mile Run	Cardiovascular capacity - The score indicated below is calculated in minutes:seconds.

AGE/SEX	TEST
MALE	SIT-UP	PUSH-UP	1.5 MI RUN
20-29	38	29	12:38
30-39	35	24	12:58
40-49	29	18	13:50
50-59	24	13	15:06
60+	19	10	16:46
FEMALE
20-29	32	15	14:50
30-39	25	11	15:43
40-49	20	9	16:31
50-59	14	N/A	18:18
60+	6	N/A	20:16

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6000.8