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
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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
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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.
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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 TONY M. COOK
Secretary
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FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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Approved March 27, 2000 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 27, 2000 - 2:39 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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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
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.