NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7958

Senate Bill S7958

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Entitles every veteran or disabled veteran who has served in more than one time of war additional credit in competitive exams

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 04, 2024	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2023-S7958 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S921
2011-2012: S2257, S6211
2013-2014: S3092
2015-2016: S2439
2017-2018: S2291
2019-2020: S4100
2021-2022: S3303

2023-S7958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that every person who has served in more than one time of war shall be entitled to additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion for every such time of war during which such person served, regardless of whether any such person has utilized such credit for a competitive examination for original appointment or a competitive examination for promotion.

2023-S7958 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7958

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the use of credits
for veterans and disabled veterans

 
PURPOSE:

To allow the use of additional credits allowed to veterans and disabled
veterans on Civil Service examinations. This legislation would allow a
person who has served during more than one time of war to utilize addi-
tional credit regardless of whether the veteran or disabled veteran has
previously utilized veterans' credits for original appointment or for
promotion.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill will add a new Section 4(e) to Section 85 of the Civil Service
Law that will allow for additional Civil Service credits for veterans
who served in more than one time of war.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Currently, a veteran who has served in more than one time of war is
prohibited from receiving additional credits for the additional service.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would allow additional credit to a veteran who has received
"veterans credit" previously on a Civil Service examination and who
subsequently answered the call to duty during an additional time of war.
This bill would reward those who have served in more than one conflict
and it provides an incentive for our citizens to continue participating
in the reserve components of our armed forces.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S3303 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2019-20: S4100 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2017-18: S.2291 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS

2015-16: S.2439- Referred to Veterans,Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2013-14: S.3092- Referred to Veterans,Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2011-12: S.6211- Referred to Veterans,Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2010-11: S.2257(Kruger)- Referred to Veterans,Homeland Security and
Military Affairs
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7958
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the use of credits
   for veterans and disabled veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 85 of the civil service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) EVERY PERSON WHO HAS SERVED IN MORE THAN ONE TIME OF WAR SHALL  BE
 ENTITLED  TO THE ADDITIONAL CREDIT PROVIDED HEREIN AS A VETERAN OR DISA-
 BLED VETERAN, IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR  ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENT  OR
 PROMOTION  FOR  EVERY  SUCH TIME OF WAR DURING WHICH SUCH PERSON SERVED,
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY SUCH PERSON HAS UTILIZED  SUCH  CREDIT  FOR  A
 COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OR A COMPETITIVE EXAM-
 INATION FOR PROMOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06014-01-3

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