S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6366
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, WALKER, ALFANO, RAIA, ERRIGO, McKEVITT,
SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CALHOUN, COLTON,
CROUCH, DelMONTE, DIAZ, HIKIND, PERRY, PHEFFER, TITONE, TOWNSEND,
WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to providing members of
the merchant marine opportunity to compete in civil service examina-
tions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 243-b of the military law, as amended by chapter
425 of the laws of 2005, subdivisions 2 and 3 as amended by chapter 192
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
S 243-b. Civil service examinations by military AND MERCHANT MARINE
personnel. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or
any other law, any member of the armed forces OR MERCHANT MARINE of the
United States of America who having duly filed an application to compete
in a scheduled competitive examination for civil service employment by
the state of New York or any of its subdivisions and who due to active
military duty OR MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE is deprived of the opportunity
to compete in such examination shall be provided with an opportunity to
compete, under terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the state
department of civil service or municipal commission, by way of a special
military OR MERCHANT MARINE make-up examination.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other
law, any member of the force of the organized militia, as the term is
defined in subdivision nine of section one of this chapter or reserve
armed forces, as that term is defined in subdivision twenty-nine of
section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law, MERCHANT MARINE or
any member of the armed forces of the United States who missed the
application deadline for a scheduled competitive examination for civil
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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service employment by the state of New York or any of its subdivisions
due to military service, as defined in subdivision one of section three
hundred one of this chapter or due to a call to active duty other than
for training, pursuant to 10 USC 101 (d) (1), and is deprived of the
opportunity to compete in such examination due to military service, as
defined in subdivision one of section three hundred one of this chapter
or due to a call to active duty other than for training, pursuant to 10
USC 101 (d) (1), shall be provided with an opportunity to compete, under
terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the state department of civil
service or municipal commission, by way of a special military make-up
examination.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other
law, any member of the force of the organized militia, as the term is
defined in subdivision nine of section one of this chapter or reserve
armed forces, as that term is defined in subdivision twenty-nine of
section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law, MERCHANT MARINE or
any member of the armed forces of the United States who missed the
application deadline for a scheduled competitive examination for civil
service employment by the state of New York or any of its subdivisions
due to military service, as defined in subdivision one of section three
hundred one of this chapter or due to a call to active duty other than
for training, pursuant to 10 USC 101 (d) (1), and who returns from such
duty prior to the administration of such competitive examination shall
be granted a waiver of the application requirement and allowed to
compete in such upcoming examination.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.