New York S 8424: Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty

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S08424 Summary:

BILL NOS08424A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08723-A

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §85-e, Civ Serv L

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Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty including veterans who were disabled as a result of their service, exposed to toxic substances, or presumptive conditions determined by the department of veterans affairs.

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BILL NOS08424A

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06/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 8424A

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.626

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8424--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance
 with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing a legacy
 credit to the children and siblings of persons who served in the mili-
 tary and were killed in the line of duty

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 85-e to read as follows:
 3 § 85-e. Additional credits allowed the children and siblings of veter-
 4 ans killed in the line of duty. 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this
 5 section, "killed in the line of duty" shall mean having died in the
 6 performance of duty or from service connected causes including disabili-
 7 ty, presumptive conditions determined by the department of veterans
 8 affairs or toxic exposure.
 9 (b) As used in this section, "veteran" shall have the same meaning as
 10 provided in section eighty-five of this article.
 11 2. Additional credit authorized. Additional credits shall be allowed
 12 children and siblings of veterans killed in the line of duty in compet-
 13 itive examinations for original appointment.
 14 (a) On all eligible lists resulting from competitive examinations, the
 15 names of eligible persons shall be entered in the order of their respec-
 16 tive final earned ratings on examinations, with the name of the eligible
 17 person with the highest final earned ratings at the head of such list;
 18 provided, however, that for the purpose of determining final earned
 19 ratings, children and siblings of veterans killed in the line of duty
 20 shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive
 21 examination for original appointment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13176-03-6

 S. 8424--A 2

 1 (b) Such additional credit shall be added to the final earned rating
 2 of such child or sibling, as the case may be, after such child or
 3 sibling has qualified in the competitive examination and shall be grant-
 4 ed only at the time of establishment of the resulting eligible list.
 5 3. Application for additional credit; proof of eligibility; establish-
 6 ment of eligible list. Any candidate, believing such candidate is enti-
 7 tled to additional credit in a competitive examination as provided in
 8 this section, may make application for such additional credit at any
 9 time between the date of such candidate's application for examination
 10 and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. Such
 11 candidates shall be allowed a period of not less than two months from
 12 the date of the filing of such candidate's application for examination
 13 in which to establish by appropriate documentary proof such candidate's
 14 eligibility to receive additional credit under this section. At any time
 15 after two months have elapsed