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Assembly Bill A5451

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations

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2023-A5451 (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:
2015-2016: A5821
2017-2018: A5563
2019-2020: A5549
2021-2022: A5626
2025-2026: A4769

2023-A5451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; expands the definition of "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" to include the spouse and/or children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty.

2023-A5451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5451
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to additional credit
   allowed veterans in competitive examinations; preference in  retention
   upon abolition of positions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of  the  civil
 service  law,  as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean  a  member  of
 the  armed  forces  of the United States who was honorably discharged or
 released under honorable circumstances from such service  including  (i)
 having  a qualifying condition as defined in section three hundred fifty
 of the executive law, and receiving a discharge other than  bad  conduct
 or  dishonorable  from  such  service,  or  (ii) being a discharged LGBT
 veteran, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law,
 and receiving a discharge other than bad conduct  or  dishonorable  from
 such  service,  who  is  a  citizen of the United States or a noncitizen
 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.  THE  TERMS "VETERAN" AND "NON-DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL ALSO MEAN THE
 SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES  WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED IN
 THE LINE OF DUTY.
   § 2.   Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1  of  section  85  of  the  civil
 service  law,  as separately amended by section 37 of part PP of chapter
 56 and chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean  a  member  of
 the  armed  forces  of the United States who was honorably discharged or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08887-01-3

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