Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Feb 28, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 27, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 13, 2018 |
1st report cal.506 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Jun 21, 2017 |
committed to rules |
Mar 29, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 28, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 27, 2017 |
1st report cal.510 |
Jan 04, 2017 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S721
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S721 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S721 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to permitting private employers to adopt a veterans' preference employment policy PURPOSE : To allow private companies to adopt a veterans' preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 Allows a private employer to adopt a veterans' preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran. Further requires this preference in writing and shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, fifteen states offer a veterans hiring preference for private employers, while forty states including New York offer a veterans hiring preference for public employers. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 private employers are not allowed to
2017-S721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 721 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ORTT, CROCI, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military 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: § 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04603-01-7
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.