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Assembly Bill A5471

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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2011-A5471 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6630

2011-A5471 (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.

2011-A5471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5471

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TOWNS -- 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 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
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,

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

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