Assembly Bill A8972

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to computing the age for public employees who have been absent on military duty to be eligible for a promotion

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7170 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-A8972 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7170
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §243, Mil L (as proposed in S.6483 & A.8348)

2019-A8972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes a requirement for computing the age for public employees who have been absent on military duty to be eligible for a promotion.

2019-A8972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8972
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to age requirements appli-
   cable to appointments or promotions of public employees who have  been
   absent on military duty
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 10-a of section 243 of  the  military  law,  as
 separately  amended  by chapter 484 of the laws of 2019 and a chapter of
 the laws of 2019, amending the military law relating to age requirements
 applicable to appointments or promotions of public  employees  who  have
 been  absent  on military duty, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S. 6483 and A. 8348, is amended to read as follows:
   10-a. Age requirements. If maximum age requirements are established by
 law, or rule or by action of a civil commission for examination for,  or
 for appointment or promotion to, any position in the public service, the
 period  of  military duty as hereinbefore defined, the period of service
 after June twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred fifty,  voluntarily  entered
 upon between January first, nineteen hundred forty-seven, and June twen-
 ty-seventh,  nineteen  hundred  fifty,  if  such service otherwise falls
 within the definition of military duty, and the period of terminal leave
 granted by the military authorities of a candidate or eligible shall not
 be included in computing the age of such candidate or eligible  for  the
 purposes  of  such  examination  or  appointment or promotion; provided,
 however, that neither shall the total time deducted hereunder in comput-
 ing the age of a candidate or eligible exceed seven years[, except that]
 FOR ANY POSITION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, in cities with  a  popu-
 lation of one million or more[, the total time deducted shall not exceed
 seven years].
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the  military  law  in
 relation to age requirements applicable to appointments or promotions of
 public  employees  who have been absent on military duty, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 6483 and A. 8348, takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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