Bill Text: NY A05549 | 2019-2020 | 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 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-16 - held for consideration in governmental employees [A05549 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05549-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5549 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2019 ___________ 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08068-01-9