New York S 8365: Provides for a preference for activated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard for competitive examinations

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S08365 Summary:

BILL NOS08365 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10828

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRORTT

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §85, Civ Serv L

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Provides for a preference for activated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard serving during declared state disaster emergencies for competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion.

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BILL NOS08365 

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06/05/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8365

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SCARCELLA-SPANTON, ORTT -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to providing for a
 preference for activated members of the New York army national guard
 or the New York air national guard for competitive examinations for
 original appointment or promotion

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 85 of the civil service law,
 2 as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 Additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations; pref-
 5 erence in retention upon abolition of positions; preference for acti-
 6 vated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air
 7 national guard serving under orders pursuant to section six of the mili-
 8 tary law or during declared state disaster emergencies.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil service law is amended
 10 by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 11 (e) The term "state disaster emergency" shall have the same meaning as
 12 defined in section twenty of the executive law.
 13 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 85 of the civil service law is amended
 14 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 15 (c) A member of the New York army national guard or New York air
 16 national guard who has been activated pursuant to section six of the
 17 military law or section twenty-eight of the executive law for a cumula-
 18 tive period of sixty days or more shall be entitled to receive two and
 19 one-half points additional credit in a competitive examination for
 20 original appointment or promotion, provided, however, that: (i) such
 21 activation shall be documented by orders issued pursuant to section six
 22 of the military law; (ii) such member shall not have previously been
 23 granted additional credit under paragraph (a) of this subdivision as a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11936-03-5

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 1 veteran or disabled veteran; and (iii) such credit shall be awarded only
 2 if the candidate meets all other eligibility requirements for appoint-
 3 ment and qualifies in the competitive examination without reference to
 4 such additional credit. If a candidate is eligible for both the addi-
 5 tional credit provided under paragraph (a) of this subdivision and the
 6 additional credit provided under this paragraph, the candidate shall
 7 automatically be granted the additional credit under paragraph (a), and
 8 no credit shall be awarded under this paragraph.
 9 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 10 state disaster emergencies declared on or after January 1, 2025.

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