Bill Text: NY A05451 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; expands the definition of "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" to include the spouse and/or children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental employees [A05451 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05451-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5451 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; preference in retention upon abolition of positions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil 2 service law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean a member of 5 the armed forces of the United States who was honorably discharged or 6 released under honorable circumstances from such service including (i) 7 having a qualifying condition as defined in section three hundred fifty 8 of the executive law, and receiving a discharge other than bad conduct 9 or dishonorable from such service, or (ii) being a discharged LGBT 10 veteran, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, 11 and receiving a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from 12 such service, who is a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen 13 lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and who 14 is a resident of the state of New York at the time of application for 15 appointment or promotion or at the time of retention, as the case may 16 be. The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" shall also mean the 17 spouse and/or children of a member of the armed forces of the United 18 States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in 19 the line of duty. 20 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil 21 service law, as separately amended by section 37 of part PP of chapter 22 56 and chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 23 (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean a member of 24 the armed forces of the United States who was honorably discharged or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08887-01-3A. 5451 2 1 released under honorable circumstances from such service including (i) 2 having a qualifying condition as defined in section one of the veterans' 3 services law, and receiving a discharge other than bad conduct or 4 dishonorable from such service, or (ii) being a discharged LGBT veteran, 5 as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and receiving a 6 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, who 7 is a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for 8 permanent residence in the United States and who is a resident of the 9 state of New York at the time of application for appointment or 10 promotion or at the time of retention, as the case may be. The terms 11 "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" shall also mean the spouse and/or 12 children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who served 13 therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 15 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the 16 same manner as section 37 of part PP of section 56 of the laws of 2022, 17 takes effect.