| Passed by the House April 16, 2007 Yeas 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 13, 2007 Yeas 45 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1065 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 14, 2007, 3:07 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 15, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
Prefiled 1/5/2007. Read first time 01/08/2007. Referred to Committee on State Gov & Tribal Affairs.
AN ACT Relating to veterans' scoring criteria in 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 2003 c 45 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 ((the first)) promotional examinations until the
first promotion only;
(4) All veterans' scoring criteria may be claimed upon release from
active military service.