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Senate Bill S1630

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases veterans credits on competitive exams

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2011-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S91

2011-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases from 10 to 13, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from 5 to 6 the number of additional points granted on promotion exams; and increases such points for non-disabled veterans from 5 to 8 on original appointment exams and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 on promotion exams.

2011-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1630

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  veterans  credits
  on competitive examinations

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

  Section 1.  Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 85 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws
of 1958, are amended to read as follows:
  (1)  Disabled veterans shall be entitled  to  receive  [ten]  THIRTEEN
points  additional in a competitive examination for original appointment
and [five] SIX points additional credit in a competitive examination for
promotion, and
  (2)  Non-disabled veterans 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  a
competitive examination for promotion.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05864-01-1

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