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BILL NUMBER:S1562

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 veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions

PURPOSE: Would allow any person who has received an appointment through civil service to be entitled to additional credit if said individual was classified as a veteran with disabilities after the first appointment or promotion.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amend Article 5 Section 6 of the Constitution to provide that in circumstances where a person has used a veteran's credit for civil service purposes and thereafter is classified as a disabled veteran, the additional credit which would be garnered by that designation may be used for a subsequent test or appointment.

JUSTIFICATION: Current law only allows veterans credit to be used once and does not allow for the veteran to apply additional credits if they are classified as disabled at a later date. This legislation would benefit individuals who, through no fault of their own, were not classified as a veteran with disabilities at the time of their first appointment.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-12 S.1311; 2009-10 S.737; 2007-08, S.6713.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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1562

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

January 10, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring judges to  be
  enrolled  members  of  the  party  for  a  primary election or to have
  received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly  accord-
  ing to the election law

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6-120  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, is amended and a new subdi-
vision 5 is added to read as follows:
  4. This section shall not apply to a political  party  designating  or
nominating  candidates  for the first time[,] OR to candidates nominated
by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices].
  5. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR  JUDICIAL  OFFICE  IN
ANY  ELECTION  WHERE OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE
THE NOMINATION IN A PRIMARY ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00487-01-1