Veterans' Points
Article X, Section
10. (A) (2) of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana allows for the addition of five
or ten points to the final passing scores on
Civil Service examinations for eligible
military personnel. Documentation of
eligibility for this preference is
required. The eligible person must first
pass any written examination before the
points are added to his or her score. Some
Civil Service exams use percentile scoring.
These exams currently include the series
7000/7001 COAST clerical exam, the series
7500 LEAPS and series 7700 LEAPS Supervisor
law enforcement exams, and the series 7333
PET or Professional Entry Test. For tests
using the percentile scoring method, the
passing or minimum hiring score for
7000/7001 COAST, 7500 LEAPS and 7700 LEAPS
Supervisor is 1. The passing “minimum
hiring score” for the 7333 PET is 40.
Candidates must meet the minimum hiring
score (1 or 40 depending on the test) before
Veterans’ Preference points can be taken
into consideration. Veterans' preference
points will appear on the grade notice once
credited, but candidates must have the
minimum hiring score as an “earned score,”
without the addition of Veterans’ points,
before they are eligible for consideration.
These additional points are added only in
new hiring situations -- "probational" or
"job" appointments. Veterans with permanent
status in the State classified system do not
receive this preference in promotional
situations.
Five points
preference is given to veterans
who were honorably discharged or discharged under honorable
conditions who served during the following periods:
1. April 6, 1917
through November 11, 1918 (World War I)
2. September 16,
1940 through July 25, 1947 (World War
II)
3. June 27, 1950
through January 31, 1955 (Korean
Conflict)
4. July 1, 1958
through August 4, 1964 (Vietnam
Theater)
5. August 5, 1964
through May 7, 1975 (Vietnam Era)
6. August 2, 1990
through an indeterminate date (for
those who actually received the Southwest Asia Service Medal)
7. Any campaign for which
a campaign medal was awarded (must be
plainly stated on DD 214). List of
qualifying medals
8. At least 90 days
of active service for purposes other than training after September 11,
2001. (Enacted 11/02/04)
Ten points
preference will be awarded to:
1.
an honorably discharged veteran who served either in
peace or in war and who has one or more disabilities recognized as service-connected by the Veterans' Administration;
2.
the spouse of each veteran whose physical condition
precludes his or her appointment to a Civil Service job in his or her usual
line of work;
3.
the unremarried widow of each deceased veteran who
served in a war period (see above) or in a peacetime campaign or expedition for
which a campaign badge/medal was awarded;
4.
the unremarried widowed parent of any person who died in active wartime or peacetime
service or who suffered total and permanent disability in active wartime
or peacetime service;
5.
the
divorced or separated parents of any person who died in wartime or
peacetime service or who became totally and permanently disabled in
wartime or peacetime service.
Only one
10 point preference shall be given in the original
appointment of
any of the
above persons. If the veteran is unable
to use these points,
only one of the other listed persons
may use the
points.
Required documentation:
1)
DD 214
(please send a copy and keep your original)
2)
Letter
from Veterans’ Administration documenting
service connected disability, if
claiming 10 points,
dated within
last six months
For
claimants OTHER THAN the eligible veteran:
3)
CS 295 (formerly SF 11 -- download here)
4)
Death certificate, if applicable
5)
Marriage certificate, if applicable
7/21/08
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