Assembly Bill A6416A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • 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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2017-A6416 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5877
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:
2019-2020: S3648
2021-2022: S763

2017-A6416 - Summary

Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; removes the time of war requirement for veterans to qualify for additional credit.

2017-A6416 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6416
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 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.  Subdivision  1 of section 85 of the civil service law, as
 added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, paragraph (a)  as  amended  by
 chapter 333 of the laws of 1993, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 661
 of the laws of 1983, subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) as amended by chap-
 ter  616  of the laws of 1995, subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b) and para-
 graph (c) as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1991 and subparagraph
 4 of paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 179 of the  laws  of  2006,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Definitions.  (a)  The  terms  "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran"
 mean a member of the armed forces of the United States [who served ther-
 ein in time of war,] 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.
   (b)  The  term  "disabled veteran" means a veteran who is certified by
 the United States veterans' administration or a military  department  as
 entitled  to  receive disability payments upon the certification of such
 veterans' administration or  a  military  department  for  a  disability
 incurred by him OR HER in [time of war] THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER SERVICE
 and in existence at the time of application for appointment or promotion
 or  at  the time of retention, as the case may be. Such disability shall
 be deemed to be in existence at the time of application for  appointment
 or  promotion  or  at  the time of retention, as the case may be, if the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A6416A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5877
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:
2019-2020: S3648
2021-2022: S763

2017-A6416A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; removes the time of war requirement for veterans to qualify for additional credit.

2017-A6416A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6416--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Employees  --  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. Subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil  service  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  790 of the laws of 1958, paragraph (a) as amended by
 chapter 333 of the laws of 1993, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 661
 of the laws of 1983, subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) as amended by chap-
 ter 616 of the laws of 1995, subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b)  and  para-
 graph (c) as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1991 and subparagraph
 4  of  paragraph  (c)  as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2006, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Definitions. (a) The terms  "veteran"  and  "non-disabled  veteran"
 mean a member of the armed forces of the United States [who served ther-
 ein  in  time  of  war,]  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.
   (b) The term "disabled veteran" means a veteran who  is  certified  by
 the  United  States veterans' administration or a military department as
 entitled to receive disability payments upon the certification  of  such
 veterans'  administration  or  a  military  department  for a disability
 incurred by him OR HER in [time of war] THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER SERVICE
 and in existence at the time of application for appointment or promotion
 or at the time of retention, as the case may be. Such  disability  shall
 be  deemed to be in existence at the time of application for appointment
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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