BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1729
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1729 (Yamada)
As Amended June 21, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(May 6, 2010) |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 9, |
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Original Committee Reference: P.E.,R. & S.S.
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.
The Senate amendments correct a grammatical error.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY, this bill was substantially similar
to the version approved by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
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.
Analysis Prepared by : Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916)
AB 1729
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