A. In establishing the list of eligibles for appointment, the board shall provide preference points for veterans honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States. Veterans with a service-connected disability shall be awarded ten points over and above their regular test scores. Veterans without a service-connected disability shall be awarded five points over and above their regular test scores.

B. The board shall determine the rank on any employment list by adding the points to the veteran's final passing grade on the examination after the veteran has submitted proof of having status as a veteran at the time of application for employment with a state agency. In the case of a veteran having a service-connected disability, the veteran shall provide proof of a service-connected disability in the form of a certification by the federal veterans' administration. A veteran with or without a service-connected disability shall have his name placed on the list in accordance with the numerical rating of other veterans and nonveterans.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 43, § 1 and Laws 1989, ch. 284, § 1.

Cross references. — For act's purpose of encouraging residents to remain in state because of favorable employment opportunities, see 10-9-13.1 NMSA 1978.

For reemployment of person in armed forces, see 28-15-1 NMSA 1978.

Compiler's notes. — Laws 1989, ch. 43, § 1 and Laws 1989, ch. 284, § 1 enacted virtually identical versions of this section. Subsection A was identical in both versions, but Subsection B in the Laws 1989, ch. 43, § 1 version read "The board shall determine the rank on any employment list by adding the points to the veteran's final passing grade on the examination after the veteran has submitted proof of having status as a veteran at the time of application for employment with a state agency. In the case of having a service-connected disability, the veteran shall provide proof of a service-connected disability in the form of a certification by the United States veterans' administration. A veteran in both five and ten point categories shall have his name placed on the list in accordance with the numerical rating of other veterans and nonveterans." The section was set out as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 284, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employers §§ 37 to 39.