What's happening
This bill allows spouses or children of military personnel killed in the line of duty to receive competitive civil service status in New York.
Why it matters
Expands support beyond veterans. By granting civil service status to spouses and children of service members killed in the line of duty, the bill recognizes the ongoing sacrifices made by military families, not just veterans themselves.
Helps with economic stability. Access to competitive civil service positions can provide critical job opportunities and financial security for families who have lost a breadwinner due to military service.
Formalizes application and eligibility process. The bill outlines a clear process for applying and submitting proof for this status, setting a timeframe for documentation and ensuring a transparent pathway for eligible family members.
Limits repeat benefits. Once a spouse or child has benefited from this status through a permanent appointment, they cannot use it again, ensuring the benefit is not repeatedly applied and is reserved for initial entry into civil service employment.
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Who cares
Surviving spouses and children of military personnel
The bill would authorize competitive civil service status for those whose family member died performing duty in time of war.
Civil service job applicants seeking survivor status
Applicants would have at least two months to document eligibility but could not receive the status on an eligible list if they failed to establish eligibility before that list was established.
State and local civil service administrators
They would administer the status award and could establish eligible lists despite unresolved survivor applications once the bill’s waiting period had elapsed.
Survivors receiving permanent civil service appointments
Those appointed from an eligible list carrying this status would not be entitled to additional credit under this provision afterward.
Headline styles
Civil Service Preference For Survivors
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
13 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5548
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 85-d to read as follows:
§ 85-d. Award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty. 1. Definition. As used in this section, "killed in the line of duty" shall mean a member of the armed forces of the United States having died in the performance of duty in time of war.
2. Award authorized. An award of competitive civil service status shall be allowed for the spouse or children of military persons killed in the line of duty.
3. Application for award; proof of eligibility. Any candidate, believing himself or herself entitled to the award of competitive civil service status as provided in this section, may make application for such status at any time between the date of his or her application for such status and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. Such candidates shall be allowed a period of not less than two months from the date of the filing of his or her application for such status in which to establish by appropriate documentary proof his or her eligibility to receive such status under this section. At any time after two months have elapsed since the final date for filing applications for such status for original appointment, the eligible list resulting from such examination may be established, notwithstanding the fact that a spouse or child who has applied for such status has failed to establish his or her eligibility to receive such status. A candidate who fails to
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establish, by appropriate documentary proof, his or her eligibility to receive such status by the time an eligible list is established shall not thereafter be granted such status on such eligible list.
4. Use of additional credit. No person who has received a permanent original appointment in the civil service of the state or of any city or civil division thereof from an eligible list on which he or she was allowed the status granted by this section as a spouse or child, shall thereafter be entitled to any additional credit under this section as a spouse or child.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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