Assembly Bill A6302

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes veterans who served in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom after March 20, 2003 to receive extra credit on competitive examinations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A6302 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S2770 ,
A4088 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง85-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3995
2013-2014: A5107

2009-A6302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes veterans who served in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom after March 20, 2003 to receive extra credit on competitive examinations.

2009-A6302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 2770                                                  A. 6302

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. ADAMS, FOLEY, C. JOHNSON, KLEIN, KRUEG-
  ER,  MONSERRATE,  PARKER,  SMITH, STACHOWSKI -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
  ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, GREENE, SCOZZAFAVA, WALK-
  ER, SAYWARD, AUBRY, BARRA, DUPREY, GABRYSZAK, MAISEL, McKEVITT,  WEIS-
  ENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to extra  credit  for
  certain veterans on competitive examinations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
85-c to read as follows:
  S  85-C. ADDITIONAL CREDITS ALLOWED FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN AN AREA
DESIGNATED AS A COMBAT ZONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AFTER MARCH TWENTIETH, TWO  THOUSAND  THREE.  1.
DEFINITION.  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO
SERVED IN A BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  OR  ANY
RESERVE UNIT THEREOF.
  2.  ADDITIONAL  CREDIT AUTHORIZED. ADDITIONAL CREDITS SHALL BE ALLOWED
FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS A COMBAT  ZONE  BY  THE
PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AFTER
MARCH TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND  THREE  IN  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATIONS  FOR
ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENT.  (A) ON ALL ELIGIBLE LISTS RESULTING FROM COMPET-
ITIVE EXAMINATIONS, THE NAMES OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS SHALL  BE  ENTERED  IN
THE ORDER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FINAL EARNED RATINGS ON EXAMINATIONS, WITH
THE NAME OF THE ELIGIBLE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST FINAL EARNED RATINGS AT
THE HEAD OF SUCH LIST, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETER-
MINING  FINAL  EARNED RATINGS, VETERANS WHO SERVED IN AN AREA DESIGNATED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04983-01-9
              

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