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

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S3406-2011 Actions

• Apr 26, 2012: referred to governmental employees
• Apr 26, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Apr 26, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 22, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 21, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 20, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.392
• Feb 8, 2012: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Jan 9, 2012: TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 20, 2011: referred to governmental employees
• Jun 20, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 20, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 13, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 7, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.1095
• May 17, 2011: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Apr 27, 2011: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Feb 25, 2011: TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
• Feb 18, 2011: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

S3406-2011 Meetings

Finance: Jun 7, 2011, Judiciary: Mar 20, 2012, Judiciary: May 17, 2011

S3406-2011 Calendars

Active List: Apr 26, 2012 , Active List: Jun 20, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 26, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 27, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 17, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 25, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 26, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 17, 2011

S3406-2011 Votes

S3406-2011 Memo

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.

S3406-2011 Text

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

                                    3406

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

              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

    Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
  cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:

    S 6. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and
  all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall
  be made according to merit and fitness to  be  ascertained,  as  far  as
  practicable,  by  examination  which,  as  far  as practicable, shall be
  competitive; provided, however, that any member of the armed  forces  of
  the  United  States  who  served therein in time of war, and who, at the
  time of such member's appointment or promotion, is a citizen or an alien
  lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the  United  States  and  a
  resident  of  this  state  and is honorably discharged or released under
  honorable circumstances from such service, shall be entitled to  receive
  five  points additional credit in a competitive examination for original
  appointment and two and one-half points additional credit in an examina-
  tion for promotion or,  if  such  member  was  disabled  in  the  actual
  performance of duty in any war and his or her disability is certified by
  the  United  States department of veterans affairs to be in existence at
  the time of application for appointment or promotion, he or she shall be
  entitled to receive ten points additional credit in a competitive  exam-
  ination for original appointment and five points additional credit in an
  examination  for promotion. Such additional credit shall be added to the
  final earned rating of such member after he or she has qualified  in  an
  examination  and  [shall]  MAY  be granted [only at] AFTER the [time of]
  establishment of an eligible list, IF AN 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

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD89104-01-1

 S. 3406                             2

  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.    No  such
  member shall receive the additional credit granted by this section after
  he  or  she  has  received  one appointment, either original entrance or
  promotion, from an eligible list on which he  or  she  was  allowed  the
  additional credit granted by this section.
    S  2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the forgoing be referred
  to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
  succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
  ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
  months previous to the time of such election.