Assembly Bill A5525

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service

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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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2017-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9234
2013-2014: A3270
2015-2016: A5702
2019-2020: A5535
2021-2022: A5331
2023-2024: A5466
2025-2026: A4767

2017-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service.

2017-A5525 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5525
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRABENEC, BUTLER, CURRAN, FINCH, GIGLIO, GRAF,
   RA, RAIA, SIMANOWITZ, M. G. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   CROUCH,  HAWLEY,  McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN, MURRAY, OAKS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  increasing  civil
   service credits given to veterans currently returning from service
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 85 of  the  civil
 service  law  is amended by adding two new subparagraphs 3 and 4 to read
 as follows:
   (3) VETERANS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND SEVENTEEN, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE TEN POINTS ADDITIONAL CRED-
 IT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AND FIVE POINTS
 ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION.
   (4) DISABLED VETERANS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FIFTEEN POINTS
 ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENT
 AND  TEN  POINTS  ADDITIONAL  CREDIT  IN  A  COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
 PROMOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08915-01-7

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