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Assembly Bill A2079

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Grants a waiver of half of the civil service examination fee for veterans

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2013-A2079 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง50-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9969
2015-2016: A3757

2013-A2079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants a waiver of half of the civil service examination fee for veterans.

2013-A2079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2079

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER,  BRINDISI, PERRY -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to granting a  waiver
  of half of the civil service examination fee to veterans

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

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
50-d to read as follows:
  S  50-D.  CIVIL  SERVICE EXAMINATION FEE; WAIVER FOR VETERANS. 1.  THE
PRESIDENT, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
PROGRAM  WAIVING  HALF OF THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION FEE FOR VETERANS
AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-SIX  HUNDRED
THIRTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 2.  THE  WAIVER,  GRANTED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PRESIDENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  DEPART-
MENT.  EACH  SUCH  PERSON SHALL BE GRANTED A WAIVER FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO
APPLICATIONS FILED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE,  TO
COMPETE IN AN EXAMINATION FOR A POSITION IN A COMPETITIVE OR NON-COMPET-
ITIVE  CLASS OF CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY
OF ITS SUBDIVISIONS, OR IN A LABOR CLASS WHEN EXAMINATION  FOR  APPOINT-
MENT IS REQUIRED.
  3.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND  CARRYING  OUT  SUCH  CIVIL  SERVICE
EXAMINATION FEE WAIVER PROGRAM. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE
THE  PRESENTATION  OF DD FORM 214 OR ANY OTHER SUCH DOCUMENT AS PROOF OF
SUCH PERSON'S STATUS AS A VETERAN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that,  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
to be made on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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