Senate Bill S7314

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to definitions for purposes of the waiver of fees for examination applications

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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-S7314 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8927
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50, Civ Serv L; amd §2, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 946-A and A. 1105-B)

2017-S7314 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a definition for the terms veteran and armed forces; amends the effectiveness thereof.

2017-S7314 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7314
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  definitions  for
   purposes  of  the  waiver of fees for examination applications; and to
   amend a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the  civil  service  law
   relating  to  the  waiver of application fees for honorably discharged
   veterans, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  946-A  and  A.
   1105-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 50 of  the  civil
 service  law,  as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the
 civil service law relating to the waiver of application fees for  honor-
 ably  discharged  veterans,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 946-A and A. 1105-B, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of  this  subdivi-
 sion, the state civil service department, subject to the approval of the
 director  of the budget, a municipal commission, subject to the approval
 of the governing board or body of the city or county, as  the  case  may
 be,  or  a regional commission or personnel officer, pursuant to govern-
 mental agreement, may elect to waive application  fees,  or  to  abolish
 fees  for  specific  classes  of  positions  or types of examinations or
 candidates, or to  establish  a  uniform  schedule  of  reasonable  fees
 different  from  those  prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,
 specifying in such schedule the classes of positions or types  of  exam-
 inations  or candidates to which such fees shall apply; provided, howev-
 er, that fees shall be waived for candidates who certify  to  the  state
 civil  service  department, a municipal commission or a regional commis-
 sion that they are unemployed and primarily responsible for the  support
 of  a  household,  or are receiving public assistance. Provided further,
 the state civil service department shall waive the state application fee
 for examinations for original appointment for  all  veterans  [who  were
 honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such
 service].    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, FOR PURPOSES OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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