S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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572
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Employees
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in
relation to civil service appointments and promotions; veterans' pref-
erences and credits
Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
§ 6. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and
all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall
be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as
practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be
competitive; provided, however, that any member of the armed forces of
the United States [who served therein in time of war, and] who, at the
time of such member's appointment or promotion, is a citizen or an
[alien] IMMIGRANT lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States and a resident of this state and is honorably discharged
or released under honorable circumstances from such service, shall be
entitled to receive five points additional credit in a competitive exam-
ination for original appointment and two and one-half points additional
credit in an examination for promotion or, if such member was disabled
in the actual performance of duty [in any war] and [his or her] SUCH
MEMBER'S disability is certified by the United States department of
veterans affairs to be in existence at the time of application for
appointment or promotion, [he or she] SUCH MEMBER shall be entitled to
receive ten points additional credit in a competitive examination for
original appointment and five points additional credit in an examination
for promotion. Such additional credit shall be added to the final earned
rating of such member after [he or she] SUCH MEMBER has qualified in an
examination and shall be granted only at the time of establishment of an
eligible list. No such member shall receive the additional credit grant-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ed by this section after [he or she] SUCH MEMBER has received one
appointment, either original entrance or promotion, from an eligible
list on which [he or she] SUCH MEMBER was allowed the additional credit
granted by this section, except where a member has been appointed or
promoted from an eligible list on which [he or she] SUCH MEMBER was
allowed additional credit for military service and subsequent to such
appointment [he or she] SUCH MEMBER is disabled as provided in this
section, such member shall be entitled to ten points additional credit
less the number of points of additional credit allowed for the prior
appointment.
§ 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.