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H0139......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT - Amends existing law to provide that veterans preference
points shall be used by disabled veterans for initial and future
appointments; to provide a definition of "disabled veteran"; and to delete
the definition of "disabled war veteran."
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05 Rpt prt - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 139
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE ADDITION OF POINTS TO COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION RATINGS FOR DIS-
3 ABLED VETERANS; AMENDING SECTION 65-506, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT VET-
4 ERANS PREFERENCE POINTS SHALL BE USED BY DISABLED VETERANS FOR INITIAL AND
5 FUTURE APPOINTMENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 65-507, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A
6 DEFINITION FOR DISABLED VETERAN AND TO DELETE THE DEFINITION FOR DISABLED
7 WAR VETERAN.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 65-506, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 65-506. ADDITION OF POINTS TO COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION RATINGS. (1) Five
12 (5) points shall be added to the earned rating of any war veteran and the
13 widow of any war veteran as long as she remains unmarried, when required to
14 take competitive examination for any position in any state department, county
15 or municipal government, which may now or which may hereafter require competi-
16 tive examination under merit system or civil service plan of selecting employ-
17 ees: The names of all five (5) point preference eligibles resulting from any
18 merit system or civil service examination shall be placed on the register in
19 accordance with their augmented rating.
20 (2) Ten (10) points shall be added to the earned rating of any disabled
21 war veteran those veterans discharged under honorable conditions who qualify
22 as disabled veterans because they have served on active duty in the armed
23 forces at any time and have a present service connected disability or are
24 receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits or pension from the
25 military or the department of veterans affairs, purple heart recipients, the
26 widow of any disabled war veteran as long as she remains unmarried, the wife
27 of any disabled veteran who himself is physically unable to perform the work
28 in the position to which the wife seeks to apply the preference, when required
29 to take competitive examination for any position in any state department,
30 county or municipal government, which may now or which may hereafter require
31 competitive examinations under merit system or civil service plan of select-
32 ing employees: The names of all ten (10) point preference eligibles resulting
33 from any merit system or civil service examination shall be placed at the top
34 of the register above the names of all nonpreference eligibles in accordance
35 with their augmented rating.
36 The additional ten (10) points added by reason of disabled veterans pref-
37 erence as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be used for all
38 appointments and shall not expire. The additional points added by reason of
39 veteran's preference provided in subsection (1) of this section shall be used
40 only for the purpose of initial appointment and not for the purpose of promo-
41 tions.
42 SECTION 2. That Section 65-507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
2
1 amended to read as follows:
2 65-507. DISABLED VETERAN DEFINED. The term "disabled war veteran" as used
3 in this act means any individual who has served on military duty in the armed
4 forces of the United States during any period of war recognized by the United
5 States department of veterans affairs for the purposes of awarding federal
6 veterans benefits as may be defined in title 38, U.S. code, chapter 1, section
7 101(11); and has been separated therefrom discharged under honorable condi-
8 tions; and who has established the served on active duty in the armed forces
9 at any time and has a present existence of a service-connected service con-
10 nected disability; and or is receiving compensation, disability retirement
11 benefits, or pension under public statute as administered by from the military
12 or the United States department of veterans affairs. or a military department.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10786
The purpose of this legislation is to provide that the 10 point
Veterans' preference for Disabled Veterans shall be used by
Disabled Veterans for initial and future appointments. This
legislation also provides a definition for "Disabled Veteran".
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is expected from this legislation.
Contact
Name: Rep. George Eskridge
Phone: 208/332-1237
Gary Bermeosolo - Adm. ID Division Veterans Services
208/334-3513
Reps. Stone, Tilman, Young, Denney
Sen. Schroeder
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