4 NYCRR 210.1

Petition; filing

Source version current through Sep 23, 2026

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NYCRR title agency: Department of Civil Service
Section status: Section source receipt
Source version current through: Sep 23, 2026
Text saved: Sep 28, 2026
Latest State Register issue indexed: September 30, 2026 (Vol. XLVIII, Issue 39)
Related Register notice: PRB-10-26-00001-A · Adopted rule
Related notice published: Jun 3, 2026
Related notice effective date: Jun 3, 2026

Petition; filing

(a)Filing of petition. Any person, employee organization or employer may file with the director

one copy of a petition for a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability of the act to it or

any other person, employee organization or employer, or with respect to the scope of

negotiations under the act. The petition shall be in writing on a form provided by the director and

contain a signed affirmation stating, “I affirm under penalties of perjury under the laws of New

York, which may include a fine or imprisonment, that the foregoing is true, and I understand that

this document will be filed in a proceeding before the Public Employment Relations Board and

may be filed in an action or proceeding in a court of law.”

(b)Contents of petition. The petition shall include the following:

(1)the name, address and affiliation, if any, of the petitioner, and the title of any

representative filing the petition;

(2)a complete statement of the relevant facts and the grounds prompting the petition,

including a full disclosure of the petitioner’s interest;

(3)if the petition raises a question with respect to the scope of negotiations under the act,

a statement whether such question is the subject of a charge brought under Part 204 of

this Chapter;

(4)the names and addresses of any other persons, employee organizations or employers

whose interests are reasonably likely to be affected by the ruling; and

(5)at the option of the petitioner, a proposed ruling.