Assembly Bill A2543

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows reservists with twenty years service to be eligible for 2.5 points on entrance exams and 1 point on promotional exams

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A2543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6493
2013-2014: A1693
2015-2016: A4710
2017-2018: A7055
2019-2020: A3367
2021-2022: A3925

2023-A2543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows reservists with twenty years of service to be eligible for 2.5 points on entrance exams and 1 point on promotional exams.

2023-A2543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2543
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDO-
   NOUGH, THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil service law, in relation to allowing reser-
   vists with twenty years service to be eligible for  two  and  one-half
   points on entrance exams and one point on promotional exams
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading, paragraphs (a) and (b) of  subdivision
 2, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 85 of the civil service law, as
 added  by  chapter 790 of the laws of 1958 and paragraph (c) of subdivi-
 sion 4 as amended by chapter 15 of the laws of 1971, are amended  and  a
 new paragraph (b-1) is added to subdivision 1 to read as follows:
   Additional credit allowed veterans AND RESERVISTS in competitive exam-
 inations; preference in retention upon abolition of positions.
   (B-1)  THE  TERM  "RESERVIST"  MEANS A MEMBER OF THE RESERVE FORCES OR
 RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  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 RESI-
 DENT 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.
   (a) On all eligible lists resulting from competitive examinations, the
 names of eligibles shall be entered in the  order  of  their  respective
 final  earned ratings on examination, with the name of the eligible with
 the highest final earned rating at the  head  of  such  list,  provided,
 however, that for the purpose of determining final earned ratings,
   (1)  Disabled  veterans  shall be entitled to receive ten points addi-
 tional in a competitive examination for original  appointment  and  five
 points additional credit in a competitive examination for promotion, and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00443-01-3
 A. 2543                             2
              

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