Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of an eligible list

2 Co-sponsors

• Thomas F. O'Mara
• Lee M. Zeldin

BILL NUMBER:S3406

Title of bill

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to the application of veterans' credits to civil service examinations

Purpose

This bill would allow qualified veterans t6 add veterans' credits to civil service competitive examination scores at any point prior to the expiration of the eligible list, including those examinations for appointments and promotions to the state police.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 amends section 6 of article 5 of the constitution to allow for additional credit to be added to the final earned rating of an applicant after the establishment of an eligible list, if the applicant was placed on such list without such additional credit and subsequent to such placement he or she was ordered to active military duty, other than training, to a combat theater or combat zone of operations that qualifies the applicant for additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran, provided the eligible list has not expired and the applicant makes application for the additional credit within two months after receiving an honorable discharge or being released under honorable circumstances.

Justification

Under current law, an individual who is not qualified for veterans' credits at the time of the application, but becomes qualified for these credits during the life of the eligible list, cannot add these credits to their civil service examination score. This bill seeks to correct this situation so that qualified veterans receive the credits they rightly deserve.

Legislative history

Similar to Senate Bill 5845 of 2010

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That tile foregoing amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of Members of tile Assembly, and, in conformity with § 1 of Article 19 of the Constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.