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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SB 644
          Author:   Denham (R), et al
          Amended:  5/4/09
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE PUBLIC EMP. & RET. COMMITTEE  :  7-0, 4/27/09
          AYES:  Correa, Ashburn, Benoit, Ducheny, Liu, Padilla,  
            Wiggins
           
          SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE  :  7-0, 4/14/09
          AYES:  Denham, Correa, Wiggins, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo,  
            Wyland, Maldonado

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Civil service examinations:  veterans  
          preference

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill increase veterans points on state  
          service examinations for veterans without prior state  
          service.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          Existing law allows a certain number of points to be given  
          to veterans so that, all other things being equal, state  
          government positions can be offered to veterans.

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          Existing law provides that any veteran who is not already  
          in state service and takes a civil service examination  
          receives an extra five points, unless the veteran is  
          disabled, in which case 10 points are given.

          Veterans already in state service are awarded 10 points on  
          a civil service exam and 15 points if disabled.

          This bill provides that any veteran who is not already in  
          state service and takes a civil service examination would  
          receive an extra 10 points, unless the veteran is disabled,  
          in which case 15 points would be given.

           Comments
           
          According to the author's office, we need to do all that we  
          can to reintegrate returning veterans into civilian life.   
          Employment is a major stepping stone to fully reintegrating  
          returning veterans into society.

          This bill gives veterans without any state service the same  
          veterans' points as those in state service.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/12/09)

          American Legion, Department of California
          AMVETS, Department of California
          Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California
          Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council


          TSM:do  5/12/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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