S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5761
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 23, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to waiving the state
application fee for all civil service examinations for all veterans
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 chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, 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 ALL examinations [for original appointment] for all veterans.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this
section, the term "veteran" shall mean a person who has served in the
armed forces of the United States or the reserves thereof, or in the
army national guard, air national guard, New York guard, or the New York
naval militia, and who (1) has been honorably discharged or released
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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from such service under honorable conditions, or (2) has a qualifying
condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive
law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable
from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a
discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service. The
term "armed forces" shall mean the army, navy, air force, marine corps,
and coast guard.
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 50 of the civil
service law, as amended by section 35 of part PP of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2022, 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 ALL examinations [for original appointment] for all veterans.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this
section, the term "veteran" shall mean a person who has served in the
armed forces of the United States or the reserves thereof, or in the
army national guard, air national guard, New York guard, or the New York
naval militia, and who (1) has been honorably discharged or released
from such service under honorable conditions, or (2) has a qualifying
condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and
has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section
one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other
than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service. The term "armed
forces" shall mean the army, navy, air force, marine corps, and coast
guard.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as section 35 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
takes effect.