CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5366

 

 

                   Chapter 140, Laws of 2000

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

 

 

EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATIONS--VETERANS SCORING CRITERIA

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the Senate February 9, 2000

  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House February 29, 2000

  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5366 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved March 27, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.  

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 27, 2000 - 2:39 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5366

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on State & Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, McCaslin, Oke, Horn, Goings and Bauer)

 

Read first time 02/05/1999.

Changing scoring criteria for veterans' employment examinations.  


    AN ACT Relating to veterans' scoring criteria 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)) scoring criteria 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)) served during a period of war or in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and does not receive military retirement.  The percentage shall be ((utilized in said veteran's)) added to the passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations ((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 examinations;

    (2) Five percent to a veteran who did not serve during a period of war or in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 or is receiving ((any veterans retirement payments and said)) military retirement.  The percentage shall be ((utilized in said veteran's)) added to the passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations ((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 examinations;

    (3) Five percent to a veteran who((, after having previously received)) was called to active military service for one or more years from 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)).  The percentage shall be added to the 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)) All veterans' scoring criteria specified in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section must be claimed ((by a veteran)) within ((eight)) fifteen years of the date of ((his)) release from active military service.  This period may be extended for valid and extenuating reasons to include but not be limited to:

    (a) Documented medical reasons beyond control of the veteran;

    (b) United States department of veterans' affairs documented disabled veteran; or

    (c) Any veteran who has his or her employment terminated through no fault or action of his or her own and whose livelihood is adversely affected may seek scoring criteria employment consideration under this section.


    Passed the Senate February 9, 2000.

    Passed the House February 29, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 27, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2000.