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- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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Authorizes veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the application of veteran's credits to civil service examinations
Purpose
This bill would allow individuals, if qualified, to add veteran's credits to their civil service examination score after they have already been placed on an eligible list.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend subdivision 3 of section 85 of the civil service law to allow belated application for an additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran by an applicant who has already been placed on an eligible list but subsequent to such placement has been ordered to active military duty, other than training, to a combat theater or combat zone of operations that qualifies such applicant for the additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran provided such list has not expired and provided further that the applicant makes such application within two months after receiving an honorable discharge or being released under honorable circumstances.
Justification
Under current law, members of the military who were on active duty during the application period for a particular civil service examination may take a supplemental examination when they return from active duty and be placed on the current eligible list. However, if a member of the military has already taken the examination and currently has a place on the eligible list, he or she may not subsequently add veteran's credits. This is true even though these individuals have served on active duty and have returned before the expiration of the current list. This legislation would allow individuals who become eligible for veteran's credits to subsequently add those credits after their name has been placed on the current eligible list. Additionally, this legislation will have the effect of treating returning members of the United States Military equally with respect to their ability to add veteran's credits to their civil service examination score. By amending current law, those individuals who have earned the right to apply veteran's credits to their examination score will be able to, and their score will reflect their true qualifications for the civil service position to which they applied.
Legislative history
06/06/06 PASSED SENATE 2007 Referred to Rules 2008 Referred to Rules
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to eligible civil service lists in effect as of January 1, 2010.
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