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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6082
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6082 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง85, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S717
2015-2016: S2954
2011-S6082 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; increases the the credit preference for wartime and disabled wartime veterans by five points for a competitive examination for original appointment and by two and one-half points for a competitive examination for promotion.
2011-S6082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6082 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation increases the point credit for veterans and disabled veterans with regard to civil service appointments and promotions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 85 of the civil service law to increase from 10 to 15 additional points on an appointment exam for disabled veterans, and 7.5 points on a promotional exam. Also increases from 5 to 10 additional credits for non-disabled veterans for original exams, and from 2.5 points to 5 on a promotional exam. JUSTIFICATION: Veterans across New York State are struggling to find employment in private-sector industries hit hard by the recession. Unemployment among all veterans in New York is over 7 percent. Unemployment has reached a staggering 20 percent for
2011-S6082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6082 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 85 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, are amended to read as follows: (1) Disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [ten] FIFTEEN points additional in a competitive examination for original appointment and [five] SEVEN AND ONE-HALF points additional credit in a competitive examination for promotion, and (2) Non-disabled veterans shall be entitled to receive [five] TEN points additional credit in a competitive examination for original appointment and [two and one-half] FIVE points additional credit in a competitive examination for promotion. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13699-01-2
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