| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
| Feb 25, 2015 |
print number 2954a |
| Feb 25, 2015 |
amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
| Jan 30, 2015 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S2954A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S2954 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §85, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S6082
2013-2014: S717
2015-S2954 - Summary
Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; increases the credit preference for wartime and disabled wartime veterans by five points for a competitive examination for original appointment and by two and one-half points for a competitive examination for promotion.
2015-S2954 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2954
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to
veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation increases the point credit for veterans and disabled
veterans with regard to civil service appointments and promotions.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 85 of the civil service law to increase from
10 to 15 additional points on an appointment exam for disabled
veterans, and 7.5 points on a promotional exam. Also increases from 5
to 10 additional credits for non-disabled veterans for original exams,
and from 2.5 points to 5 on a promotional exam.
JUSTIFICATION:
Veterans across New York State are struggling to find employment upon
their return home. Unemployment among all veterans in New York is over
7 percent. Further, unemployment has reached a staggering 20 percent
for veterans under the age of 30 who recently returned home from Iraq
and Afghanistan. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a
significant number of recently returned veterans have also reported
2015-S2954 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2954
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans' credits
for civil service appointments and promotions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 85 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws
of 1958, are amended to read as follows:
(1) Disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [ten] FIFTEEN
points additional in a competitive examination for original appointment
and [five] SEVEN AND ONE-HALF points additional credit in a competitive
examination for promotion, and
(2) Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [five] TEN
points additional credit in a competitive examination for original
appointment and [two and one-half] FIVE points additional credit in a
competitive examination for promotion.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02441-01-5
2015-S2954A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §85, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S6082
2013-2014: S717
2015-S2954A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; increases the credit preference for wartime and disabled wartime veterans by five points for a competitive examination for original appointment and by two and one-half points for a competitive examination for promotion.
2015-S2954A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2954A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to
veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation increases the point
credit for veterans and disabled veterans with regard to civil service
appointments and promotions.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 85 of the civil service law to increase from
10 to 15 additional points on an appointment exam for disabled
veterans, and 7.5 points on a promotional exam. Also increases from 5
to 10 additional credits for non-disabled veterans for original exams,
and from 2.5 points to 5 on a promotional exam.
JUSTIFICATION: Veterans across New York State are struggling to find
employment upon their return home. Unemployment among all veterans in
New York is over 7 percent. Further, unemployment has reached a
staggering 20 percent for veterans under the age of 30 who recently
returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, a significant number of recently returned veterans
have also reported service-connected disabilities.
Our servicemen and women put their lives on the line to protect our
2015-S2954A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2954--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans' credits
for civil service appointments and promotions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 85 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws
of 1958, are amended to read as follows:
(1) Disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [ten] FIFTEEN
points additional in a competitive examination for original appointment
and [five] SEVEN AND ONE-HALF points additional credit in a competitive
examination for promotion, and
(2) Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [five] TEN
points additional credit in a competitive examination for original
appointment and [two and one-half] FIVE points additional credit in a
competitive examination for promotion.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date upon which the people shall approve and ratify an amendment
to section 6 of article V of the constitution by a majority of the elec-
tors voting thereon relating to appointments and promotions in civil
service.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02441-02-5
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