S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6468
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, COLTON, MILLER, SIMANOWITZ -- 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
OR SHE WAS ORDERED TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY, OTHER THAN TRAINING, TO A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS THAT QUALIFIES THE APPLICANT
FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT AS A VETERAN OR DISABLED VETERAN, PROVIDED THE
ELIGIBLE LIST HAS NOT EXPIRED AND THE APPLICANT MAKES APPLICATION FOR
THE ADDITIONAL CREDIT WITHIN TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE OR BEING RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. 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, from an eligible list on which he or she was allowed the
additional credit granted by this section, except where a member has
been appointed or promoted from an eligible list on which he or she was
allowed additional credit for military service and subsequent to such
appointment he or she is disabled as provided in this section, such
member shall be entitled to ten points additional credit less the number
of points of additional credit allowed for the prior appointment.
S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.