S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6139
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans and
competitive civil service exam points
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil
service law, as amended by chapter 333 of the laws of 1993, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean:
(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States who served ther-
ein in time of war, who was honorably discharged or released under
honorable circumstances from such service, who is a citizen of the
United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States and who is a resident of the state of New York at the
time of application for appointment or promotion or at the time of
retention, as the case may be; OR
(2) A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO WAS HONOR-
ABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH
SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OR AN ALIEN LAWFULLY
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, WHO IS A RESIDENT
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OR
PROMOTION OR AT THE TIME OF RETENTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND WHO WAS
AWARDED EITHER A: (I) COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, (II) COMBAT INFANTRYMAN
BADGE, (III) COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, (IV) COMBAT ACTION BADGE, (V) COMBAT
RECOGNITION RIBBON, OR (VI) AIR FORCE COMBAT ACTION MEDAL.
S 2. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 85
of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958,
is amended to read as follows:
(1) Disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive ten points addi-
tional CREDIT in a competitive examination for original appointment and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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five points additional credit in a competitive examination for
promotion, and
S 3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil service
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4 to read as follows:
(4) A VETERAN WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES VETERANS' ADMINIS-
TRATION OR A MILITARY DEPARTMENT AS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISABILITY
PAYMENTS UPON CERTIFICATION OF SUCH VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION OR A MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENT FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED BY HIM OR HER IN THE COURSE OF
HIS OR HER TIME OF SERVICE AND IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION OR AT THE TIME OF RETENTION, AS THE CASE
MAY BE, AND WHO WAS AWARDED EITHER A: (I) COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, (II)
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, (III) COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, (IV) COMBAT ACTION
BADGE, (V) COMBAT RECOGNITION RIBBON, OR (VI) AIR FORCE COMBAT ACTION
MEDAL.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.