S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8029
I N S E N A T E
June 2, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in
relation to additional civil service credit for members of the armed
forces of the United States
Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
S 6. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and
all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall
be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as
practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be
competitive; provided, however, that any member of the armed forces of
the United States who served therein in time of war, and who, at the
time of such member's appointment or promotion, is a citizen or an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and a
resident of this state and is honorably discharged or released under
honorable circumstances from such service, shall be entitled to receive
[five] EIGHT points additional credit in a competitive examination for
original appointment and [two] THREE and one-half points additional
credit in an examination for promotion or, if such member was disabled
in the actual performance of duty in any war and his or her disability
is certified by the United States department of veterans affairs to be
in existence at the time of application for appointment or promotion, he
or she shall be entitled to receive [ten] THIRTEEN points additional
credit in a competitive examination for original appointment and [five]
SIX points additional credit in an examination for promotion. Such addi-
tional credit shall be added to the final earned rating of such member
after he or she has qualified in an examination and shall be granted
only at the time of establishment of an eligible list. No such member
shall receive the additional credit granted by this section after he or
she has received one appointment, either original entrance or promotion,
from an eligible list on which he or she was allowed the additional
credit granted by this section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89121-03-0
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S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.