New Jersey S 3041: Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.

Bill Text

(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 9/29/2022)
SENATE, No. 3041

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sponsored by:
Senator ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)

Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Cryan and Diegnan

SYNOPSIS
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for
veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in
specified locations.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.

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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.

Matter underlined thus is new matter.

AN ACT concerning eligibility for certain civil service and pension 1
benefits for veterans, amending and repealing various parts of 2
the statutory law, and supplementing Title 11A of the New 3
Jersey Statutes. 4
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 6
of New Jersey: 7
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1. N.J.S.11A:5-1 is amended to read as follows: 9
11A:5-1. As used in this chapter: 10
a. "Disabled veteran" means any veteran who is eligible to be 11
compensated for a service-connected disability [from war service] 12
by the United States [Veterans Administration] Department of 13
Veterans Affairs or who receives or is entitled to receive equivalent 14
compensation for a service-connected disability [which arises out 15
of military or naval service as set forth in this chapter] and who has 16
submitted sufficient evidence of the record of disability [incurred in 17
the line of duty] to the Adjutant General of the Department of 18
Military and [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs and received a 19
determination of status no later than eight days prior to the issuance 20
of an employment list, for which that individual received a passing 21
score on an examination; 22
b. "Veteran" means any [honorably discharged soldier, sailor, 23
marine or nurse who served in any army or navy of the allies of the 24
United States in World War I, between July 14, 1914 and November 25
11, 1918, or who served in any army or navy of the allies of the 26
United States in World War II, between September 1, 1939 and 27
September 2, 1945 and who was inducted into that service through 28
voluntary enlistment, and was a citizen of the United States at the 29
time of the enlistment, and who did not renounce or lose his or her 30
United States citizenship; or any soldier, sailor, marine, airman, 31
nurse or army field clerk, who has served in the active military or 32
naval service of the United States and has been discharged or 33
released under other than dishonorable conditions from that service 34
in any of the following wars or conflicts] person honorably 35
discharged or released under honorable circumstances from federal 36
active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United 37
States or a Reserve component thereof and who has presented to the 38
Adjutant General of the Department of Military and [Veterans'] 39
Veterans Affairs sufficient evidence of the record of service and 40
received a determination of status no later than eight days prior to 41
the issuance of an employment list, for which that individual 42
received a passing score on an examination[: 43
(1) World War I, between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 44
1918; 45

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(2) World War II, on or after September 16, 1940, who shall 1
have served at least 90 days beginning on or before December 31, 2
1946 in such active service, exclusive of any period of assignment 3
for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized 4
Training Program or the Navy College Training Program, which 5
course was a continuation of a civilian course and was pursued to 6
completion, or as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service 7
academies; except that any person receiving an actual service-8
incurred injury or disability shall be classed a veteran whether or 9
not that person has completed the 90-day service; 10
(3) Korean conflict, on or after June 23, 1950, who shall have 11
served at least 90 days beginning on or before January 31, 1955, in 12
active service, exclusive of any period of assignment for a course of 13
education or training under the Army Specialized Training Program 14
or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a 15
continuation of a civilian course and was pursued to completion, or 16
as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies; except 17
that any person receiving an actual service-incurred injury or 18
disability shall be classed as a veteran, whether or not that person 19
has completed the 90-day service; 20
(4) Lebanon crisis, on or after July 1, 1958, who has served in 21
Lebanon or on board any ship actively engaged in patrolling the 22
territorial waters of that nation for a period, continuous or in the 23
aggregate, of at least 14 days commencing on or before November 24
1, 1958 or the date of te