BILL ANALYSIS AB 1729 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 7, 2010 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY Alberto Torrico, Chair AB 1729 (Yamada) - As Amended: March 18, 2010 SUBJECT : Civil service examinations: veterans' preference. SUMMARY : Extends the time in which a member of the Armed Forces may receive veterans' preference points on entrance examinations for state employment from six to 12 months after the establishment of the employment list. FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. COMMENTS : Under existing law, veterans' preference points are provided in open and open nonpromotional civil service entrance examinations for classifications that do not require both college graduation and two or more years of experience. In order to be eligible for veterans preference points, the person's discharge from the military must have been classified as other than dishonorable. Veterans and widows or widowers of veterans, as well as spouses of 100% disabled veterans, are entitled to a 10-point preference, and disabled veterans are entitled to a 15-point preference, on open examinations. If a member of the Armed Forces successfully passes a state civil service examination and becomes qualified for the veterans' preference within six months after the establishment of the employment list, he or she is entitled to receive the additional points at that time. REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION : Support American Legion, Department of California AMVETS, Department of California California Association of County Veterans Service Officers California Correctional Supervisors Organization California Peace Officers' Association Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council AB 1729 Page 2 Opposition None on file Analysis Prepared by : Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916) 319-3957