CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1050

Chapter 248, Laws of 2009

61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES--ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE--EXAM SCORING PREFERENCE

EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/26/09

Passed by the House January 26, 2009 Yeas 96 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 16, 2009 Yeas 46 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1050 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved April 28, 2009, 3:59 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 29, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1050
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Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session

State of Washington

61st Legislature

2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Kelley, Hope, Rolfes, Johnson, Angel, Dammeier, Conway, Ross, Hunt, Herrera, Smith, Armstrong, Moeller, Parker, Rodne, Haler, Short, Shea, Chase, Morrell, Green, Sullivan, Newhouse, Upthegrove, Campbell, Kristiansen, VanDeWege, Wallace, Simpson, Bailey, Maxwell, McCune, and Condotta; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Prefiled 12/29/08. Read first time 01/12/09. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to veterans' scoring criteria; and amending RCW 41.04.010.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 41.04.010 and 2007 c 449 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     In all competitive examinations, unless otherwise provided in this section, to determine the qualifications of applicants for public offices, positions, or employment, either the state, and all of its political subdivisions and all municipal corporations, or private companies or agencies contracted with by the state to give the competitive examinations shall give a scoring criteria status to all veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.007, 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 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 added to the passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in 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 military retirement. The percentage shall be added to the passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in promotional examinations;
     (3) Five percent to a veteran who 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. The percentage shall be added to promotional examinations until the first promotion only;
     (4) All veterans' scoring criteria may be claimed upon release from active military service.

         Passed by the House January 26, 2009.
         Passed by the Senate April 16, 2009.
         Approved by the Governor April 28, 2009.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 29, 2009.