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Senate Bill S1562
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2011-S1562 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5335
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง6-120, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S4245, A9421, A3126
2011-S1562 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1562 TITLE OF BILL: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions PURPOSE: Would allow any person who has received an appointment through civil service to be entitled to additional credit if said individual was classified as a veteran with disabilities after the first appointment or promotion. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amend Article 5 Section 6 of the Constitution to provide that in circumstances where a person has used a veteran's credit for civil service purposes and thereafter is classified as a disabled veteran, the additional credit which would be garnered by that designation may be used for a subsequent test or appointment. JUSTIFICATION: Current law only allows veterans credit to be used once and does not allow for the veteran to apply additional credits if they are classified as disabled at a later date. This legislation would benefit individuals who, through no fault of their own, were not
2011-S1562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1562 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring judges to be enrolled members of the party for a primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly accord- ing to the election law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6-120 of the election law, as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, is amended and a new subdi- vision 5 is added to read as follows: 4. This section shall not apply to a political party designating or nominating candidates for the first time[,] OR to candidates nominated by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices]. 5. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE IN ANY ELECTION WHERE OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE THE NOMINATION IN A PRIMARY ELECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00487-01-1
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