NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6708

Senate Bill S6708

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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

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Mar 20, 2025	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2025-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6158
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §85-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9491
2017-2018: A5658
2019-2020: A5548
2021-2022: A5645
2023-2024: A5456

2025-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty.

2025-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6708

SPONSOR: WEBER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the award of
competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military
service persons killed in the line of duty

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to ease the burden on the families of
deceased service members by allowing the spouses and children of mili-
tary members killed in the line of duty the option to apply for civil
service positions under competitive status.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill adds a new section to the civil service law, 8S-d, to allow
any child or spouse of a member of the United States armed forces; who
has died in the performance of-duty in a time of war, to receive compet-
itive civil service status of the state or any city or civil division

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation would make it easier for the family members of those
killed in the tine of duty to obtain and retain gainful employment After
the passing of a family member in a time war it can be difficult for the
family members left behind to remain financially stable. As a matter of
pragmatism and compassion, this law would help to ensure the financial
viability of deceased service member's families directly following their
death and onward, by allowing a means for family members to compete for
state civil service positions. It would further serve to reward the
service members and their families for their sacrifice.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

2024: A5456 Referred to Governmental Employees

None in Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

No Fiscal Implications

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6708
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBER  -- 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 civil service law,  in  relation  to  the  award  of
   competitive  civil  service status for the spouse or children of mili-
   tary service persons killed in the line of duty
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 85-d to read as follows:
   § 85-D. AWARD OF COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE STATUS FOR  THE  SPOUSE  OR
 CHILDREN  OF  MILITARY  SERVICE  PERSONS  KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 1.
 DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY"  SHALL
 MEAN  A  MEMBER  OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES HAVING DIED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN TIME OF WAR.
   2. AWARD AUTHORIZED. AN AWARD  OF  COMPETITIVE  CIVIL  SERVICE  STATUS
 SHALL  BE  ALLOWED FOR THE SPOUSE OR CHILDREN OF MILITARY PERSONS KILLED
 IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
   3. APPLICATION FOR AWARD; PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY. ANY CANDIDATE, BELIEV-
 ING THEMSELF ENTITLED TO THE AWARD OF COMPETITIVE CIVIL  SERVICE  STATUS
 AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, MAY MAKE APPLICATION FOR SUCH STATUS AT ANY
 TIME  BETWEEN THE DATE OF THEIR APPLICATION FOR SUCH STATUS AND THE DATE
 OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RESULTING  ELIGIBLE  LIST.  SUCH  CANDIDATES
 SHALL  BE  ALLOWED A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF
 THE FILING OF THEIR APPLICATION FOR SUCH STATUS IN WHICH TO ESTABLISH BY
 APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY PROOF THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE  SUCH  STATUS
 UNDER  THIS SECTION. AT ANY TIME AFTER TWO MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE
 FINAL DATE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH STATUS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINT-
 MENT, THE ELIGIBLE LIST RESULTING FROM SUCH EXAMINATION  MAY  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED,  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT A SPOUSE OR CHILD WHO HAS APPLIED
 FOR SUCH STATUS HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH  THEIR  ELIGIBILITY  TO  RECEIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04045-01-5

 S. 6708                             2
 
 SUCH STATUS. A CANDIDATE WHO FAILS TO ESTABLISH, BY APPROPRIATE DOCUMEN-
 TARY  PROOF,  THEIR  ELIGIBILITY  TO  RECEIVE SUCH STATUS BY THE TIME AN
 ELIGIBLE LIST IS ESTABLISHED SHALL NOT THEREAFTER BE GRANTED SUCH STATUS
 ON SUCH ELIGIBLE LIST.
   4.  USE  OF  ADDITIONAL CREDIT. NO PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED A PERMANENT
 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE STATE OR OF ANY CITY OR
 CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF FROM AN ELIGIBLE LIST ON WHICH THEY WERE  ALLOWED
 THE STATUS GRANTED BY THIS SECTION AS A SPOUSE OR CHILD, SHALL THEREAFT-
 ER  BE  ENTITLED TO ANY ADDITIONAL CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION AS A SPOUSE
 OR CHILD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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