Senate Bill S2387

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes veterans' and disabled veterans' credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of an eligible list

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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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2017-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4361
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3406, A7700
2013-2014: S280, A148
2015-2016: S2209, A6468

2017-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes veterans' and disabled veterans' credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of the appropriate eligible list.

2017-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2387
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LARKIN, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BONACIC, CARLUCCI, COMRIE,
   CROCI, KENNEDY, MARCHIONE, O'MARA, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, SERINO  --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
             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 Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
 cle 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  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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