Assembly Bill A6947

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act

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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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2015-A6947 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4326
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4359, S721
2019-2020: A2465, S5177
2021-2022: S3648
2023-2024: S2203

2015-A6947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A6947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6947

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Veterans' 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:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369-f
to read as follows:
  S 369-F. PRIVATE EMPLOYERS VETERANS' PREFERENCE POLICY. 1. AS USED  IN
THIS SECTION:
  A.  "PRIVATE  EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR  OTHER  PRIVATE  ENTITY
WITH ONE OR MORE EMPLOYEES AND EXCLUDES THE STATE, A MUNICIPALITY, COUN-
TY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  B. "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE
UNITED  STATES  ARMY,  NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD OR THE
RESERVES COMPONENT, OR WHO SERVED IN  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES  AS  A  MEMBER  OF THE ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL
GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, AND MEETS ONE  OR  MORE
OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS  AND  WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH OTHER THAN A
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.
  (II) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED BECAUSE OF A SERVICE  CONNECTED  DISA-
BILITY.
  (III) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM DUTY WITH OTHER THAN A DISHONOR-
ABLE  DISCHARGE  FROM  SERVICE  UNDER AN ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY, EXCLUDING
ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.
  C. "VETERANS' PREFERENCE  EMPLOYMENT  POLICY"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PRIVATE
EMPLOYER'S  VOLUNTARY  PREFERENCE  FOR HIRING, PROMOTING, OR RETAINING A
VETERAN OVER ANOTHER EQUALLY QUALIFIED APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09889-03-5

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