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A05549 Summary:

BILL NO	A05549
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Brabenec
COSPNSR	Giglio, Blankenbush, Ashby, Miller ML, DeStefano, McDonough, Norris, Morinello, Salka, Reilly, Hawley, Miller B, Lawrence, Smullen
MLTSPNSR	Crouch
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
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.

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A05549 Actions:

BILL NO	A05549
02/13/2019	referred to governmental employees
01/08/2020	referred to governmental employees
07/16/2020	held for consideration in governmental employees

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A05549 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES   Chair:Abbate      
DATE:07/16/2020AYE/NAY:10/4  Action: Held for Consideration         
Abbate
Aye
Malliotakis
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Johns
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Cusick
Aye
DeStefano
Nay
Zebrowski
Aye
DenDekker
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Griffin
Aye

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A05549 Floor Votes:

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A05549 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5549
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 13, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        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:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of  the  civil
     2  service  law,  as amended by chapter 333 of the laws of 1993, is amended
     3  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 served therein in time of war,
     6  who  was  honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances
     7  from such service, who is a citizen of the United  States  or  an  alien
     8  lawfully  admitted  for permanent residence in the United States and who
     9  is a resident of the state of New York at the time  of  application  for
    10  appointment  or  promotion  or at the time of retention, as the case may
    11  be. The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" shall also  mean  the
    12  spouse  and/or  children  of  a member of the armed forces of the United
    13  States who served therein in time of war and was subsequently killed  in
    14  the line of duty.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08068-01-9

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