AB 221

Under the state civil service system, veterans are eligible to receive additional

points on civil service examinations to qualify for appointment to state positions.

Under current law, in order to qualify for veterans preference points on civil service

examinations, a person must have served on active duty under honorable conditions

in the U.S. armed forces and must meet one of the following conditions:

1. Received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal established by executive

order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam Service Medal established by

executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine

Corps Expeditionary Medal.

2. Served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces

in a crisis zone.

3. Served in the U.S. armed forces for at least one day during a war period or

under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961.

4. Served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces

for two continuous years or more or the full period of the person's initial service

obligation, whichever is less.

A person discharged from the U.S. armed forces for reasons of hardship or a

service-connected disability or a person released due to a reduction in the U.S.

armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service is considered

a veteran for purposes of veterans preference points regardless of the actual time

served.

This bill grants veterans preference points to a person who served on active

duty for training purposes in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of

the U.S. armed forces, or in the national guard.