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                                   3313
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  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 appointments and promotions in civil service

   Section 1. Resolved, (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 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]  TEN  points  additional  credit in a competitive examination for
 original appointment and [two and one-half] FIVE points additional cred-
 it in an examination 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] FIFTEEN points additional credit
 in a competitive examination for original appointment and  [five]  SEVEN
 AND  ONE-HALF  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  be
 granted  only  at the time of establishment of an eligible list. 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89019-01-7

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 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.
   § 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.