SECTIONS 18971-18979 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 18971-18979

18971. In the case of entrance examinations to establish eligible
lists for policemen and watchmen, veterans who become eligible for
appointment by attaining the passing mark established for the
examination and whose service as veterans exceeds three months shall
be classified on such eligible lists in the relative order of the
individual ratings attained and ahead of all nonveterans passing such
examinations, and are eligible for appointment on the basis of such
order of standing on such eligible lists.

18972. For specific State services or employments as determined by
the board, it may in examination allow general or individual
preference in ratings to veterans who have suffered permanent
disability in line of duty, if such disability will not prevent the
proper performance of the duties required under such service or
employment, and if such disability is of record in the files of the
United States Veterans' Administration.

18973. Except as provided in Section 18978, in the case of all
other entrance examinations, veterans and widows or widowers of
veterans who become eligible for certification from eligible lists by
attaining the passing mark established for the examination, shall be
allowed one of the following additional credits:
(a) Disabled veterans, 15 points.
(b) All other veterans, widows or widowers of veterans, and
spouses of 100 percent disabled veterans, 10 points.
For the purpose of this section, "veteran" means any person who
has served full time for 30 days or more in the armed forces in time
of war or in time of peace in a campaign or expedition for service in
which a medal has been authorized by the government of the United
States, or during the period September 16, 1940, to January 31, 1955,
or who has served at least 181 consecutive days since January 31,
1955, and who has been discharged or released under conditions other
than dishonorable, but does not include any person who served only in
auxiliary or reserve components of the armed forces whose service
therein did not exempt him or her from the operation of the Selective
Training and Service Act of 1940.
For the purpose of this section: "disabled veteran" means any
veteran as defined herein who is currently declared by the United
States Veterans Administration to be 10 percent or more disabled as a
result of his or her service; and "100 percent disabled veteran"
means any veteran as defined herein who is currently declared by the
United States Veterans Administration to be 100 percent disabled as a
result of his or her service. Proof of disability shall be deemed
conclusive if it is of record in the United States Veterans
Administration.

18973.1. (a) Except as provided in Section 18978, and in addition
to the veterans' credits set forth in Section 18973, in the case of
all other entrance examinations, there shall be allowed a credit for
veterans, widows or widowers of veterans, and spouses of 100 percent
disabled veterans, who become eligible for certification from
eligible lists by attaining the passing mark established for the
examination, as set forth below:
(1) Disabled veterans, 15 points.
(2) Veterans, 10 points.
(3) Widows or widowers of veterans, and spouses of 100 percent
disabled veterans, five points.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Veteran" means any member of the California National Guard
who meets the following requirements:
(A) Served in federal active duty for 90 days or more.
(B) Not more than two years have passed since the member was
released from federal active duty.
(2) "Disabled veteran" means any member of the California National
Guard who is currently declared by the United States Veterans
Administration to be 10 percent or more disabled as a result of his
or her service.
(3) "100 percent disabled veteran" means any member of the
California National Guard who is currently declared by the United
States Veterans Administration to be 100 percent disabled as a result
of his or her service.
(c) No veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released
shall be allowed a credit under this section.
(d) Proof of disability shall be deemed conclusive if it is of
record in the United States Veterans Administration.

18973.5. (a) For purposes of Sections 18973, 18973.1, and 18978, an
entrance examination is any open competitive examination other than
one for a class having a requirement of both college graduation and
two or more years of experience.
(b) For purposes of Sections 18973, 18973.1, and 18978, veterans'
credits shall be awarded in all qualifying examinations in which the
veteran competes. No veterans' credits shall be awarded once a
veteran achieves permanent civil service status.

18974. Such credit shall be added to the percentage attained in the
examination by the veteran, widow or widower. The name of each shall
be placed on the eligible list and he or she is eligible for
appointment in the order and on the basis of the percentage attained
in examination after the appropriate credit has been added. All ties
shall be decided in favor of veterans and widows or widowers of
veterans.

18974.5. Any member of the Armed Forces who successfully passes any
state civil service examination and whose name as a result is placed
on an employment list and who within 12 months after the
establishment of the employment list for which the examination was
given qualifies for veterans' preference as provided for in Sections
18973 and 18973.1 shall be allowed the appropriate veterans' credit
to the same effect as though he or she were entitled to that credit
at the time of the establishing of the employment list. When and if
that person is allowed veterans' credit under this section his or her
name shall be placed on the employment list in accordance with
Section 18937 as the employment list stands at the time of qualifying
for veterans' credit.

18975. In any examinations to establish employment lists in which
credits are allowed for experience, periods of service in the
recognized military service shall be counted by the board as
experience upon a showing by the veteran that such service involved
duties and responsibilities of the kind for which credit for
experience is being allowed.

18976. Request for and proof of eligibility for veterans'
preference credits shall be submitted by the veteran to the
department conducting the employment examination. The procedures and
time of filing the request shall be subject to rules promulgated by
the State Personnel Board, in consultation with the Department of
Veterans Affairs.

18977. Where experience is required as a minimum qualification for
any civil service examination, a person, who is or has been on
military leave from a state civil service or exempt position or from
a position in any federal or other public agency the functions of
which as they relate to such position have been transferred to the
State shall be granted full credit for time spent on such military
leave, as if he had remained in the position he held at the time he
entered the military service.

18978. (a) For any entrance examination held on an open,
nonpromotional basis pursuant to Section 18950, a veteran who becomes
eligible for certification from eligible lists by attaining the
passing mark established for the examination, shall be allowed the
following additional credits:
(1) Disabled veterans, 15 points.
(2) Other veterans, 10 points.
(b) For purposes of this section, "veteran" and "disabled veteran"
have the same meaning as those terms are used in Sections 18973 and
18973.1.
(c) Individuals who received veterans points under this section
are not eligible for career credits pursuant to Sections 18950.1,
18951, and 18951.5.

18979. (a) In making appointments to positions performing the
duties of disabled veterans' outreach program representatives in the
disabled veterans' outreach program or successor program of the
Employment Development Department, appointments shall be made in the
following order of preference:
(1) Any disabled veteran.
(2) Any veteran.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" and
"veteran" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section
4211 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
(c) A person who does not meet the criteria specified in
subdivision (a) shall not be appointed to the position of disabled
veterans' outreach program representative.