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2012 SESSION
12100514DPatrons-- Stolle, Anderson, Bell, Richard P., Brink, Cosgrove, Helsel, Iaquinto, Ingram, Keam, Marshall, R.G., Merricks, O'Bannon, Purkey, Putney, Rush and Villanueva; Senator: Herring
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2903 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2903. Grade or rating increase and other preferences for veterans; surviving spouses and children.
A. In a manner consistent with federal and state law, if any
veteran, or surviving
spouse, or child,
applies for employment with the Commonwealth that is based on the passing of
any written examination, the veteran's
grade or rating of the veteran,
surviving spouse, or
child on such examination shall be increased by five
percent. However, if the veteran has a service-connected disability rating
fixed by the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs,
his grade or rating shall be increased by 10 percent on such written
examination. Such increases shall apply only if the veteran passes such
examination.
B. In a manner consistent with federal and state law, if any
veteran, or surviving spouse, or
child applies, applies for employment with
the Commonwealth that is not based on the passing of any examination, such the veteran, or surviving spouse, or
child, shall be given preference by the Commonwealth during
the selection process, provided that such the
veteran, or surviving spouse, or
child meets, meets all of the knowledge,
skill, and ability requirements for the available position. Additional
consideration shall also be given to veterans who have a service-connected
disability rating fixed by the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Human
Resource Management shall develop and distribute guidelines as an addendum to
the Hiring Policy for Executive Branch agencies to provide guidance to agencies
to comply with the veterans'
preference requirement of this section.
C. If any veteran, or surviving spouse, or child, is denied employment with the Commonwealth, he shall be entitled, to the extent permitted by law, to request and inspect information regarding the reasons for such denial.
D. For purposes of
this section, "veteran" As used in this
section, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Child" means any surviving child or children under the age of 27 years of a veteran as defined herein who was killed in the line of duty.
"Surviving spouse" means the surviving spouse of a veteran as defined herein who was killed in the line of duty.
"Veteran" means any person who has received an honorable discharge and has (i) provided more than 180 consecutive days of full-time, active-duty service in the armed forces of the United States or reserve components thereof, including the National Guard, or (ii) has a service-connected disability rating fixed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.