Bill Text: NY A05563 | 2017-2018 | 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: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental employees [A05563 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05563-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5563
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 10, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRABENEC, GIGLIO, LUPINACCI -- read once and
          referred to the Committee 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.
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