Assembly Bill A10524

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the employment of veterans with disabilities by municipalities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10524 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §55-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1627
2013-2014: A6333
2015-2016: A3453

2009-A10524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that by enactment of a local law, any county, city, town or village may determine a number of positions that may be performed by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities who are found otherwise qualified to perform satisfactorily the duties of any such position.

2009-A10524 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10524

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, CONTE, BURLING, RABBITT -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the employment of
  veterans with disabilities by municipalities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
55-d to read as follows:
  S 55-D. EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES BY MUNICIPALITIES. 1.
BY ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW, ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  MAY
DETERMINE  A  NUMBER  OF POSITIONS AS DETERMINED BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF
THIS SECTION THAT MAY BE PERFORMED BY  DISABLED  VETERANS  AND  VETERANS
WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE FOUND OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SATISFAC-
TORILY  THE  DUTIES OF ANY SUCH POSITION.  UPON SUCH DETERMINATION, SUCH
POSITIONS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED IN THE NONCOMPETITIVE CLASS,  AND  MAY  BE
FILLED  ONLY  BY  VETERANS  OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO
SERVED THEREIN DURING TIME OF WAR, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND (A) WHO ESTABLISH
BY APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE DISABLED VETERANS,  AS
DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF
THIS CHAPTER, OR (B) BY THOSE VETERANS, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO SHALL HAVE
BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT AS BEING
DISABLED BUT CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF SAID POSITIONS. PRIORI-
TY IN CERTIFICATION AND REFERRAL OF  BOTH  SUCH  DISABLED  VETERANS  AND
CERTIFIED DISABLED BUT CAPABLE VETERANS SHALL BE GIVEN TO THOSE VETERANS
WHO  RECEIVED  A  WOUND  IN COMBAT, AS DOCUMENTED BY THE AWARDING OF THE
PURPLE HEART, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF  DEFENSE,
AND  THAT  WOUND IS THE CAUSE OF, OR A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
TO, THE DEGREE OF IMPAIRMENT, WHO OTHERWISE  MEET  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
THIS  SECTION. THE NUMBER OF VETERANS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15918-01-0

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