Connecticut General Statutes 5-224 – Credit for military service on examinations held for original appointments
Any veteran who served in time of war, if such veteran is not eligible for disability compensation or pension from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or the spouse of such veteran who by reason of such veteran’s disability is unable to pursue gainful employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, and if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have five points added to his or her earned rating. Any such veteran, or the spouse of such veteran who by reason of such veteran’s disability is unable to pursue gainful employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, if such person is eligible for such disability compensation or pension and if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have ten points added to his or her earned rating. Any veteran who has served in a military action for which such person received or was entitled to receive a campaign badge or expeditionary medal, shall have five points added to his or her earned rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (d) of section 5-228 and such person is not otherwise eligible to receive additional points pursuant to this section. Any person who is a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, and who is in the final year of an enlistment contract with any branch of the armed forces shall have five points added to his or her earned rating if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any such examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (d) of section 5-228. Names of any such persons shall be placed upon the candidate lists in the order of such augmented ratings. Credits shall be based upon examinations with a possible rating of one hundred points.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 5-224
- Candidate list: means a list of the names of persons based on merit as determined under the provisions of this chapter, which persons have been found qualified through suitable examinations for employment in positions allocated to a specified class, occupational group or career progression level. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Compensation: means the salary, wages, benefits and other forms of valuable consideration earned by and provided to an employee in remuneration for services rendered. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Examination: means an assessment device or technique yielding scores or ratings designed to determine the fitness of candidates for positions allocated to a specified class, occupational group or career progression level. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Minimum earned rating: means the lowest score or rating that entitles a candidate to pass the examination. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196
- Veteran: when used in this chapter and in section 5-180, has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, and (B) who has performed such service in time of war, as defined in said section, except that the final date for service in time of war during World War II shall be December 31, 1947. See Connecticut General Statutes 5-196