33 – Temporary Hiring.
§ 33. Temporary hiring. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agency shall select a veteran from the veteran temporary hiring list when making a temporary appointment provided such veteran possesses the applicable skills needed for the temporary assignment.
34 – Department of Civil Services Responsibilities.
§ 34. Department of civil services responsibilities. The department of civil service shall: 1. establish and maintain a veteran temporary hiring list, for use by state agencies in the implementation of this article; 2. assist state agencies by making available services of the department of civil service to facilitate the provisions of this article; and […]
35 – Regulations.
§ 35. Regulations. The president of the state civil service commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
41 – Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development.
§ 41. Division of service-disabled veterans’ business development. 1. The head of the division of service-disabled veterans’ business development shall be the director who shall be appointed by the governor and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commissioner. 2. The director may appoint such deputies, assistants, and other employees as may be […]
42 – Opportunities for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises.
§ 42. Opportunities for certified service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. 1. The director, or in the absence of the director, the commissioner, within ninety days of the effective date of this article shall promulgate rules and regulations for the following purposes: (a) provide measures and procedures to ensure that certified service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises are afforded […]
43 – Severability.
§ 43. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article […]
30 – Short Title.
§ 30. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “veterans employment act”.
31 – Legislative Findings.
§ 31. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that it is estimated that over the next five years, forty-four thousand veterans are expected to return to this state from their military posts, making the Empire State home to one of the largest veteran populations in the country. Shockingly, the unemployment rate for Post-9/11 veterans in […]
32 – Definitions.
§ 32. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “State agency” shall mean any department, board, bureau, division, commission, council or committee within the executive branch, the state university of New York, the city university of New York, and all public authorities under the control of the executive branch. 2. “Temporary appointment” shall have the […]
25 – Veterans Health Screening.
§ 25. Veterans health screening. 1. As used in this section: a. “Eligible member” means a member of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard who served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by the […]