Assembly Bill A148A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes veterans' and disabled veterans' credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of an eligible list

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A148 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S280
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7700, S3406
2015-2016: A6468, S2209
2017-2018: A4361, S2387

2013-A148 - Summary

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of the appropriate eligible list.

2013-A148 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   148

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, COLTON -- 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 the application of  veterans'  credits  to  civil  service
  examinations

  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  points additional credit in a competitive examination for original
appointment and two and one-half points additional credit in an examina-
tion 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 points additional credit in a competitive  exam-
ination for original appointment and five points additional credit in an
examination  for promotion. Such additional credit shall be added to the
final earned rating of such member after he or she has qualified  in  an
examination  and  [shall]  MAY  be granted [only at] AFTER the [time of]
establishment of an eligible list, IF AN APPLICANT WAS  PLACED  ON  SUCH
LIST  WITHOUT SUCH ADDITIONAL CREDIT AND SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH PLACEMENT HE

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

co-Sponsors

2013-A148A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S280
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7700, S3406
2015-2016: A6468, S2209
2017-2018: A4361, S2387

2013-A148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of the appropriate eligible list.

2013-A148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 148--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, COLTON, MILLER, SIMANOWITZ -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  the  application  of  veterans' credits to civil service
  examinations

  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 points additional credit in a competitive examination for  original
appointment and two and one-half points additional credit in an examina-
tion  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 points additional credit in a competitive exam-
ination for original appointment and five points additional credit in an
examination for promotion. Such additional credit shall be added to  the
final  earned  rating of such member after he or she has qualified in an

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

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