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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6726
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 20, 2025
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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 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:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil
2 service law, as separately amended by section 37 of part PP of chapter
3 56 and chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
4 (a) The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean a member of
5 the armed forces of the United States who was honorably discharged or
6 released under honorable circumstances from such service including (i)
7 having a qualifying condition as defined in section one of the veterans'
8 services law, and receiving a discharge other than bad conduct or
9 dishonorable from such service, or (ii) being a discharged LGBT veteran,
10 as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and receiving a
11 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, who
12 is a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for
13 permanent residence in the United States and who is a resident of the
14 state of New York at the time of application for appointment or
15 promotion or at the time of retention, as the case may be. The terms
16 "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" shall also mean the spouse and/or
17 children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who served
18 therein in time of war and was subsequently killed in the line of duty.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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