Giglio JM, Blankenbush, Ashby, Miller M, DeStefano, McDonough, Norris, Morinello, Salka, Reilly,
Hawley, Miller B, Smullen, Manktelow
MLTSPNSR
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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5626
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 22, 2021
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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 490 of the laws of 2019, 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 including (i) having a qualifying condition as defined
8 in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and receiving a
9 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or
10 (ii) being a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three
11 hundred fifty of the executive law, and receiving a discharge other than
12 bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, who is a citizen of the
13 United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
14 the United States and who is a resident of the state of New York at the
15 time of application for appointment or promotion or at the time of
16 retention, as the case may be. The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled
17 veteran" shall also mean the spouse and/or children of a member of the
18 armed forces of the United States who served therein in time of war and
19 was subsequently killed in the line of duty.
20 § 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
