NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5177

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Apr 12, 2019	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2019-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2465
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §369-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4326, A6947
2017-2018: S721, A4359
2021-2022: S3648
2023-2024: S2203

2019-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5177
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 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.
                                                            LBD00249-01-9

 S. 5177                             2
 
   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.
   2.  A PRIVATE EMPLOYER MAY ADOPT AND APPLY A VOLUNTARY VETERANS' PREF-
 ERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY.
   3. A VETERANS' PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY SHALL BE  IN  WRITING  AND
 SHALL  BE APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS REGARDING THE HIRING
 OR PROMOTION OF VETERANS OR THE RETENTION OF VETERANS DURING A REDUCTION
 IN THE WORKFORCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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