If you are appointed under a new license, state law requires that you serve a probationary period of four years and a day. Candidates must be notified in writing of the applicable probationary period before commencing employment.Employment may be terminated at any time during the total probationary period. An application for transfer can be approved while the applicant is on hisher probationary period. Detailed instructions for filling out the S-295.6 appear at the end of this pamphlet. Employment through the Agency Reduction Transfer List Program. A new staff member is required to serve sixty working days during the probationary period before final certification as a status employee. The proof can be in the form of a letter from your job or from a doctor, a driver's license showing your birth date, or other similar documents. Under New York State law, public school teachers must serve a probationary period of four years and a day from the date of their appointment. Probationary Period: You must serve a one-year probationary period during the first year of your initial permanent Federal appointment.