Bill Text: NY A05821 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 to the United States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-24 - held for consideration in governmental employees [A05821 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05821-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5821
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 5, 2015
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       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 333 of the laws of 1993, 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 served therein in time of war,
    6  who  was  honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances
    7  from such service, who is a citizen of the United  States  or  an  alien
    8  lawfully  admitted  for permanent residence in the United States and who
    9  is a resident of the state of New York at the time  of  application  for
   10  appointment  or  promotion  or at the time of retention, as the case may
   11  be. THE TERMS "VETERAN" AND "NON-DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL ALSO  MEAN  THE
   12  SPOUSE  AND/OR  CHILDREN  OF  A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
   13  STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED  IN
   14  THE LINE OF DUTY.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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