New York A 6158: Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty

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A06158 Summary:

BILL NOA06158 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06708

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SPONSORBrabenec

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §85-d, Civ Serv L

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Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty.

Go to top A06158 Actions:

BILL NOA06158 

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02/26/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

04/21/2026held for consideration in governmental employees

Go to topA06158 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:04/21/2026AYE/NAY:8/6 Action: Held for Consideration Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

SantabarbaraNayGiglioNay

EichensteinAyeTannousisNay

FallAye

BurkeNay

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

Go to topA06158 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06158 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6158

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 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 the award of
 competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of mili-
 tary service persons 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-d to read as follows:
 3 § 85-d. Award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or
 4 children of military service persons killed in the line of duty. 1.
 5 Definition. As used in this section, "killed in the line of duty" shall
 6 mean a member of the armed forces of the United States having died in
 7 the performance of duty in time of war.
 8 2. Award authorized. An award of competitive civil service status
 9 shall be allowed for the spouse or children of military persons killed
 10 in the line of duty.
 11 3. Application for award; proof of eligibility. Any candidate, believ-
 12 ing themself entitled to the award of competitive civil service status
 13 as provided in this section, may make application for such status at any
 14 time between the date of their application for such status and the date
 15 of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. Such candidates
 16 shall be allowed a period of not less than two months from the date of
 17 the filing of their application for such status in which to establish by
 18 appropriate documentary proof their eligibility to receive such status
 19 under this section. At any time after two months have elapsed since the
 20 final date for filing applications for such status for original appoint-
 21 ment, the eligible list resulting from such examination may be estab-
 22 lished, notwithstanding the fact that a spouse or child who has applied
 23 for such status has failed to establish their eligibility to receive
 24 such status. A candidate who fails to establish, by appropriate documen-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04045-01-5

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 1 tary proof, their eligibility to receive such status by the time an
 2 eligible list is established shall not thereafter be granted such status
 3 on such eligible list.
 4 4. Use of additional credit. No person who has received a permanent
 5 original appointment in the civil service of the state or of any city or
 6 civil division thereof from an eligible list on which they were allowed
 7 the status granted by this section as a spouse or child, shall thereaft-
 8 er be entitled to any additional credit under this section as a spouse
 9 or child.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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