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Assembly Bill A6630A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases civil service credits on competitive exams for members of the armed forces

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2009-A6630 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8029
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5471

2009-A6630 - Summary

Increases from ten to thirteen, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from five to six the number of additional points granted on promotion exams; increases such points for non-disabled veterans from five to eight on original appointment exams and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 on promotion exams.

2009-A6630 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6630

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TOWNS, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, ERRIGO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   BACALLES,  BARRON,  BURLING,  CAHILL,  CALHOUN,
  CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON,  CONTE,  COOK,  FIELDS,  GUNTHER,  HYER-SPENCER,
  JAFFEE, KOLB, KOON, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI,  McENENY,  McKEVITT,  MOLINARO,
  O'MARA,  PAULIN,  PEOPLES,  RAIA,  REILLY,  SAYWARD, SCHROEDER, SPANO,
  TITONE, TOWNSEND, WALKER, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

            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 Senate concur), That section 6 of article 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,  is  receiving  disability
payments  therefor  from  the United States veterans administration, and
his or her disability is certified  by  such  administration  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

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

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2009-A6630A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8029
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5471

2009-A6630A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases from ten to thirteen, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from five to six the number of additional points granted on promotion exams; increases such points for non-disabled veterans from five to eight on original appointment exams and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 on promotion exams.

2009-A6630A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6630--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, ERRIGO, STIRPE, CASTRO,
  HOOPER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BARRON, BURLING,
  CAHILL, CALHOUN, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, CONTE,  COOK,  FIELDS,  GUNTHER,
  HYER-SPENCER,  JAFFEE,  KOLB, KOON, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI, McENENY, McKEV-
  ITT, MOLINARO, O'MARA, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, REILLY,  SAYWARD,
  SCHROEDER,  SPANO,  TITONE, TOWNSEND, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental  Employees  --
  recommitted  to  the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

            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 Senate concur), That section 6 of  article
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

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

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