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                         SENATE BILL 6173

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin, Fairley, Bauer, Swecker, T. Sheldon and Benton

Read first time 01/12/98.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Removing the requirement that the veterans' preference must be used within eight years.

    AN ACT Relating to the veterans' preference in employment examinations; and amending RCW 41.04.010.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 41.04.010 and 1974 ex.s. c 170 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    In all competitive examinations, unless otherwise provided ((herein)) in this section, to determine the qualifications of applicants for public offices, positions or employment, the state, and all of its political subdivisions and all municipal corporations, shall give a preference status to all veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005, by adding to the passing mark, grade or rating only, based upon a possible rating of one hundred points as perfect a percentage in accordance with the following:

    (1) Ten percent to a veteran who is not receiving any veterans retirement payments and ((said)) the percentage shall be utilized in ((said)) the veteran's competitive examination and not in any promotional examination until one of such examinations results in ((said)) the veteran's first appointment:  PROVIDED, That ((said)) the percentage shall not be utilized in any promotional examination;

    (2) Five percent to a veteran who is receiving any veterans retirement payments and ((said)) the percentage shall be utilized in ((said)) the veteran's competitive examination only and not in any promotional examination until one of such examinations results in ((said)) the veteran's first appointment:  PROVIDED, That ((said)) the percentage shall not be utilized in any promotional examination;

    (3) Five percent to a veteran who, after having previously received employment with the state or any of its political subdivisions or municipal corporations, shall be called, or recalled, to active military service for a period of one year, or more, during any period of war, for his or her first promotional examination only, upon compliance with RCW 73.16.035 ((as it now exists or may hereafter be amended));

    (4) There shall be no examination preferences other than those which have been specifically provided for ((above and all preferences above specified in (1), (2) and (3) must be claimed by a veteran within eight years of the date of his release from active service)) in this section.

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