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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1155

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Gallagher and Ebersole

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on State Government.

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

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 189, Laws of 1945 as last amended by section 1, chapter 170, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 41.04.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          In all competitive examinations, unless otherwise provided herein, 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 percentage shall be utilized in said veteran's competitive examination only and not in any promotional examination until one of such examinations results in said veteran's first appointment:  PROVIDED, That said percentage shall not be utilized in any promotional examination;

          (2) ((Five percent to a veteran who is receiving any veterans retirement payments and said percentage shall be utilized in said veteran's competitive examination only and not in any promotional examination until one of such examinations results in said veteran's first appointment:  PROVIDED, That said 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)) the first promotional examination only, upon compliance with RCW 73.16.035 as it now exists or may hereafter be amended;

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