Assembly Bill A5626

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations

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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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2021-A5626 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5821
2017-2018: A5563
2019-2020: A5549
2023-2024: A5451

2021-A5626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; expands the definition of "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" to include the spouse and/or children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty.

2021-A5626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5626
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to additional credit
   allowed veterans in competitive examinations; preference in  retention
   upon abolition of positions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of  the  civil
 service  law,  as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean  a  member  of
 the armed forces of the United States who served therein in time of war,
 who  was  honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances
 from such service including (i) having a qualifying condition as defined
 in section three hundred fifty of the executive  law,  and  receiving  a
 discharge  other  than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or
 (ii) being a discharged  LGBT  veteran,  as  defined  in  section  three
 hundred fifty of the executive law, and receiving a discharge other than
 bad  conduct  or dishonorable from such service, who is a citizen of the
 United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent  residence  in
 the  United States and who is a resident of the state of New York at the
 time of application for appointment or  promotion  or  at  the  time  of
 retention,  as  the  case  may be. THE TERMS "VETERAN" AND "NON-DISABLED
 VETERAN" SHALL ALSO MEAN THE SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN OF A MEMBER  OF  THE
 ARMED  FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR AND
 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07831-01-1

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