Bill Text: NY A05702 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5702 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-02 - held for consideration in veterans' affairs [A05702 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05702-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5702
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 3, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRABENEC,  MILLER, RAIA, GIGLIO, RA, DUPREY,
         FINCH, SALADINO, CURRAN, BUTLER, SIMANOWITZ, GRAF,  TENNEY  --  Multi-
         Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. CERETTO, CROUCH, HAWLEY, McKEVITT, McLAUGH-
         LIN, OAKS -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
         Affairs
       AN  ACT  to amend the civil service law, in relation to increasing civil
         service credits given to veterans currently returning from service
         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 2 of section 85 of the civil
    2  service law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs 3 and 4  to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    (3) VETERANS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
    5  SAND  FIFTEEN, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE TEN POINTS ADDITIONAL CREDIT
    6  IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT  AND  FIVE  POINTS
    7  ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION.
    8    (4)  DISABLED VETERANS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
    9  TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FIFTEEN POINTS  ADDI-
   10  TIONAL  CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AND
   11  TEN POINTS ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08944-01-5