| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2010 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jun 08, 2010 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jun 02, 2010 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S8029
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
2009-S8029 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6630
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 5 ยง6, Constn
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A5471
2009-S8029 (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-S8029 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8029
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 additional civil service credit for members of the armed
forces of the United States
PURPOSE:
This proposed constitutional amendment would increase the number of
points that both disabled and non-disabled members of the armed
forces of the united states receive on competitive civil service
tests for original appointment and for promotions.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends section 6 of article 5 of the constitution. Disabled veterans
shall be entitled to receive 13 points instead of the present 10 for
competitive examination for original appointment and 6 points instead
of the present 5 in a competitive examination for promotion.
Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive 8 points instead
of the present 5 in competitive examination for original appointment
and 3 1/2 points instead of the present 2 1/2 for examination for
promotion.
JUSTIFICATION:
In 1949, New Yorkers changed the constitution to give both disabled
2009-S8029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
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.
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