Assembly Bill A10462

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides all veterans with the opportunity to score additional points on civil service exams; provides that military service be weighted when applying for a non-classified civil service position

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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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2015-A10462 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §89, amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A7080

2015-A10462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides all veterans with the opportunity to score additional points on civil service exams and provides that military service be weighted in the veteran's favor when applying for a non-classified civil service position.

2015-A10462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10462

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  providing  all
  veterans  with  the  opportunity  to  score additional points on civil
  service exams and providing that military service be  weighed  in  the
  veteran's favor when applying for a non-classified civil service posi-
  tion

  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 89
to read as follows:
  S 89. ADDITIONAL CREDIT  ALLOWED  VETERANS  FOR  NON-CLASSIFIED  CIVIL
SERVICE  POSITIONS; PREFERENCE IN RETENTION UPON ABOLITION OF POSITIONS.
1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "VETERAN" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES,
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; AND
  (B)  "MILITARY SERVICE" MEANS SERVICE AS AN OFFICER OR ENLISTED PERSON
IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN TIME OF  ARMED  CONFLICT  OR
PEACE.
  2.  A  VETERAN'S  MILITARY  SERVICE  SHALL  BE FORMALLY CONSIDERED AND
WEIGHTED IN THE HIRING PROCESS FOR NON-CLASSIFIED  CIVIL  SERVICE  POSI-
TIONS.
  3. (A) EXCEPT AS HEREIN OTHERWISE PROVIDED, NO PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED
A PERMANENT ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OR A PERMANENT PROMOTION IN A NON-CLAS-
SIFIED  OR  CLASSIFIED  POSITION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE STATE OR OF
ANY CITY OR CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF FROM AN ELIGIBLE LIST ON WHICH HE  OR
SHE  WAS  ALLOWED  THE  ADDITIONAL  CREDIT GRANTED BY THIS ARTICLE, AS A
VETERAN, SHALL THEREAFTER BE ENTITLED TO  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CONSIDERATION
UNDER THIS SECTION AS A VETERAN.

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

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