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N.Y. MIL Law § 243-B

This is the official text of N.Y. MIL Law § 243-B, part of New York’s MIL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MIL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Civil service examinations by military personnel

Official statutory text

* § 243-b. Civil service examinations by military personnel. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law,\nany member of the armed forces of the United States of America who\nhaving duly filed an application to compete in a scheduled competitive\nexamination for civil service employment by the state of New York or any\nof its subdivisions and who due to active military duty is deprived of\nthe opportunity to compete in such examination shall be provided with an\nopportunity to compete, under terms and conditions deemed appropriate by\nthe state department of civil service or municipal commission, by way of\na special military make-up examination.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other\nlaw, any member of the force of the organized militia, as the term is\ndefined in subdivision nine of section one of this chapter or reserve\narmed forces, as that term is defined in subdivision twenty-nine of\nsection two hundred ninety-two of the executive law or any member of the\narmed forces of the United States who missed the application deadline\nfor a scheduled competitive examination for civil service employment by\nthe state of New York or any of its subdivisions due to military\nservice, as defined in subdivision one of section three hundred one of\nthis chapter or due to a call to active duty, pursuant to 10 USC 101 (d)\n(1), and is deprived of the opportunity to compete in such examination\ndue to military service, as defined in subdivision one of section three\nhundred one of this chapter or due to a call to active duty, pursuant to\n10 USC 101 (d) (1), shall be provided with an opportunity to compete,\nunder terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the state department of\ncivil service or municipal commission, by way of a special military\nmake-up examination.\n 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other\nlaw, any member of the force of the organized militia, as the term is\ndefined in subdivision nine of section one of this chapter or reserve\narmed forces, as that term is defined in subdivision twenty-nine of\nsection two hundred ninety-two of the executive law or any member of the\narmed forces of the United States who missed the application deadline\nfor a scheduled competitive examination for civil service employment by\nthe state of New York or any of its subdivisions due to military\nservice, as defined in subdivision one of section three hundred one of\nthis chapter or due to a call to active duty, pursuant to 10 USC 101 (d)\n(1), and who returns from such duty prior to the administration of such\ncompetitive examination shall be granted a waiver of the application\nrequirement and allowed to compete in such upcoming examination.\n * NB There are 2 § 243-b's\n

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