NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1383

Senate Bill S1383

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the periods of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and from November 21, 1979 to October 20, 1981 be "time of war" periods for civil service credit

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2015-S1383 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2585
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A8335
2011-2012: A2613
2013-2014: S6371, A3201
2017-2018: S174, A3282

2015-S1383 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the periods of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and from November 21, 1979 to October 20, 1981 be "time of war" periods for civil service credit.

2015-S1383 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1383

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to
making the Iranian Hostage Crisis "time of war" for civil service
credit

PURPOSE:

Provides that the periods of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and from
November 21, 1979 to October 20, 1981 be "time of war" periods for
civil service credit.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the
civil service law by adding two new subparagraphs 9 and 10 to read as
follows:

Subparagraph 9: Hostilities participated in by military forces of the
United State, known as the Iranian Hostage Crisis, in the Indian
Ocean/Iran/Yeman, from the eighth day of December, 1978 to the sixth
day of June, 1979, as established by receipt of the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine Corps
Expeditionary Medal.

Subparagraph 10: Hostilities participated in by military forces of the

United State in the Indian Ocean/Iran/, from the twenty-first day of
November, 1979 to the twentieth day of October, 1981, as established
by receipt of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Navy
Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Section 2: allows the act to take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:

US Military veterans from New York State who defended our country
during hostilities should have the ability to earn civil service
promotional points. Veterans who served in hostile actions during the
Lebanon, Granada, and Panama crises may be eligible for certain state
benefits, but those who served during the Iranian Hostage Crisis have
been overlooked and are not able to receive these same benefits. This
legislation will allow our brave soldiers to earn civil service credit
if they served during the Iranian Hostage Crisis and during
hostilities participated in by the military of the United States
November 21, 1979 to October 20, 1981.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.6371 of 2014 referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs;
A.2613 of 2012 held in Veterans Affairs;
A.8335 of 2010 held in Veterans Affairs;
A7081 of 2008 held in Veterans Affairs.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S1383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1383

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to making the Iranian
  Hostage Crisis "time of war" for civil service credit

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of  the  civil
service  law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs 9 and 10 to read
as follows:
  (9) HOSTILITIES PARTICIPATED IN  BY  MILITARY  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES,   KNOWN   AS   THE   IRANIAN   HOSTAGE  CRISIS,  IN  THE  INDIAN
OCEAN/IRAN/YEMEN, FROM THE EIGHTH  DAY  OF  DECEMBER,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT  TO  THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE,
AS ESTABLISHED BY RECEIPT OF THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY  MEDAL,  THE
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, OR THE MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL.
  (10)  HOSTILITIES  PARTICIPATED  IN  BY  MILITARY FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN/IRAN, FROM THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF  NOVEMBER,
NINETEEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE TO THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN
HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, AS ESTABLISHED BY RECEIPT OF THE ARMED FORCES EXPED-
ITIONARY MEDAL, THE NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, OR THE MARINE CORPS EXPED-
ITIONARY MEDAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02573-02-5

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