WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                              Ch. 10

4-205. CREDITS IN EXAMINATIONS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

ON ALL EXAMINATIONS TO DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN
APPLICANT ENTITLED TO PREFERENTIAL CREDITS UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
SECRETARY SHALL ALLOW THE APPLICANT CREDIT FOR ALL VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING CIVIC, SERVICE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE APPLICANT WAS COMPENSATED FOR THAT
EXPERIENCE.

(B)      VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF VETERANS.

(1)      IN THIS SUBSECTION, "ELIGIBLE VETERAN" MEANS A VETERAN OF
ANY BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES:

(I)       WHO HAS RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE OR A
CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF MILITARY SERVICE; AND

(II)     WHO:

1.         ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 30, 1955, SERVED AT LEAST 90
DAYS IN MILITARY SERVICE;

2.         ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 30, 1955, WAS RELEASED FROM
MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE SERVING 90 DAYS BECAUSE OF A SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITY;

3.        ON OR AFTER JANUARY 31, 1955, SERVED AT LEAST 181
DAYS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY IN MILITARY SERVICE; OR

4.        ON OR AFTER JANUARY 31, 1955, WAS RELEASED FROM
MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE SERVING 181 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY
BECAUSE OF A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.

(2)      THE SECRETARY SHALL ALLOW AN APPLICANT THE FOLLOWING
CREDITS ON ALL EXAMINATIONS:

(I)       FIVE POINTS IF THE APPLICANT IS AN ELIGIBLE VETERAN WHO
DOES NOT HAVE A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY;

(II)     TEN POINTS IF THE APPLICANT IS AN ELIGIBLE VETERAN WHO
HAS A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY; AND

(III)    TEN POINTS IF THE APPLICANT IS:

1.        THE SPOUSE OF AN ELIGIBLE VETERAN AND THE
ELIGIBLE VETERAN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE CLASSIFIED
SERVICE BECAUSE OF A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY; OR

2.        AN UNMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A DECEASED
ELIGIBLE VETERAN.

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