Increases from ten to thirteen, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from five to six the number of additional points granted on promotion exams; increases such points for non-disabled veterans from five to eight on original appointment exams and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 on promotion exams.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5471
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 22, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in
relation to additional civil service credit for members of the armed
forces of the United States
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
2 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 6. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and
4 all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall
5 be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as
6 practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be
7 competitive; provided, however, that any member of the armed forces of
8 the United States who served therein in time of war, and who, at the
9 time of such member's appointment or promotion, is a citizen or an alien
10 lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and a
11 resident of this state and is honorably discharged or released under
12 honorable circumstances from such service, shall be entitled to receive
13 [five] eight points additional credit in a competitive examination for
14 original appointment and [two] three and one-half points additional
15 credit in an examination for promotion or, if such member was disabled
16 in the actual performance of duty in any war and his or her disability
17 is certified by the United States department of veterans affairs to be
18 in existence at the time of application for appointment or promotion, he
19 or she shall be entitled to receive [ten] thirteen points additional
20 credit in a competitive examination for original appointment and [five]
21 six points additional credit in an examination for promotion. Such addi-
22 tional credit shall be added to the final earned rating of such member
23 after he or she has qualified in an examination and shall be granted
24 only at the time of establishment of an eligible list. No such member
25 shall receive the additional credit granted by this section after he or
26 she has received one appointment, either original entrance or promotion,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 from an eligible list on which he or she was allowed the additional
2 credit granted by this section.
3 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
4 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
5 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
6 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
7 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
