Bill Text: NY S04326 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-17 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S04326 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04326-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4326
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
         Security and Military Affairs
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to permitting private
         employers to adopt a veterans' preference employment policy
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369-f
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 369-F. PRIVATE EMPLOYERS VETERANS' PREFERENCE POLICY. 1. AS USED  IN
    4  THIS SECTION:
    5    A.  "PRIVATE  EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
    6  LIABILITY COMPANY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR  OTHER  PRIVATE  ENTITY
    7  WITH ONE OR MORE EMPLOYEES AND EXCLUDES THE STATE, A MUNICIPALITY, COUN-
    8  TY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
    9    B. "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE
   10  UNITED  STATES  ARMY,  NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD OR THE
   11  RESERVES COMPONENT, OR WHO SERVED IN  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE  OF  THE
   12  UNITED  STATES  AS  A  MEMBER  OF THE ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL
   13  GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, AND MEETS ONE  OR  MORE
   14  OF THE FOLLOWING:
   15    (I) SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
   16  DAYS  AND  WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH OTHER THAN A
   17  DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.
   18    (II) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED BECAUSE OF A SERVICE  CONNECTED  DISA-
   19  BILITY.
   20    (III) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM DUTY WITH OTHER THAN A DISHONOR-
   21  ABLE  DISCHARGE  FROM  SERVICE  UNDER AN ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY, EXCLUDING
   22  ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09889-03-5
       S. 4326                             2
    1    C. "VETERANS' PREFERENCE  EMPLOYMENT  POLICY"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PRIVATE
    2  EMPLOYER'S  VOLUNTARY  PREFERENCE  FOR HIRING, PROMOTING, OR RETAINING A
    3  VETERAN OVER ANOTHER EQUALLY QUALIFIED APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE.
    4    2.  A PRIVATE EMPLOYER MAY ADOPT AND APPLY A VOLUNTARY VETERANS' PREF-
    5  ERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY.
    6    3. A VETERANS' PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY SHALL BE  IN  WRITING  AND
    7  SHALL  BE APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS REGARDING THE HIRING
    8  OR PROMOTION OF VETERANS OR THE RETENTION OF VETERANS DURING A REDUCTION
    9  IN THE WORKFORCE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   11  it shall have become a law.