Assembly Bill A2759

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows reservists who have served or who are currently serving in the United States armed forces to be eligible for 2.5 points on civil service examinations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2759 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5938
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8437

2023-A2759 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows reservists who have served or who are currently serving in the United States armed forces to be eligible for 2.5 points on civil service examinations.

2023-A2759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2759
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GANDOLFO, SMULLEN, MANKTELOW, JENSEN, BYRNES,
   J. A. GIGLIO, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, ANGELINO, BRABENEC --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil service law, in relation to allowing reser-
   vists who have served or who are currently serving to be eligible  for
   two and one-half points on civil service examinations
 
   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  IS
 CURRENTLY  IN  SERVICE OR 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.
   (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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01292-01-3
 A. 2759                             2
              

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