Increases from 10 to 13, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from 5 to 6 the number of additional points granted on promotion exams; and increases such points for non-disabled veterans from 5 to 8 on original appointment exams and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 on promotion exams.

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S1630-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

S1630-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1630

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans credits on
competitive examinations

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Veterans shall be entitled to receive additional points for
competitive examination for original appointment and additional
credit in a competitive examination for promotion.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Disabled veterans shall be entitled
to receive 13 points instead of the present 10 for competitive
examination for original appointment and 6 points instead of the
present 5 in a competitive examination for
promotion. Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive 8 points
instead of the present 5 in competitive examination for original
appointment and 3 1/2 points instead of the present 2 for competitive
examination for promotion.

EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
Subparagraphs one and two of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of
section eighty-five of the civil service law as added by chapter
seven hundred ninety of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-eight.

JUSTIFICATION:
New York State residents who sacrifice their lives and often delay
personal and professional growth so that the overwhelming majority of
our citizens may enjoy peace and prosperity deserve our gratitude and
compassion.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.1902 of 2007
01/29/08 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs
S.91 of 2009
01/07/09 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs
01/06/10 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1630-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    1630

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 10, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
    ty and Military Affairs

  AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  veterans  credits
    on competitive examinations

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


    Section 1.  Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
  section 85 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws
  of 1958, are amended to read as follows:

    (1)  Disabled veterans shall be entitled  to  receive  [ten]  THIRTEEN
  points  additional in a competitive examination for original appointment
  and [five] SIX points additional credit in a competitive examination for
  promotion, and
    (2)  Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive  [five]  EIGHT
  points  additional  credit  in  a  competitive  examination for original
  appointment and [two] THREE and one-half points additional credit  in  a
  competitive examination for promotion.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD05864-01-1