BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1729
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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
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Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916)
319-3957