Veterans' Points
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. The only exception to
this is in the case of the Civil Service exams that 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. Scores for these exams are stated as
percentiles. Therefore veterans' preference points are added to all percentile
scores. If the examination in question
is an eligible rating, the preference points are added to an arbitrary score of
99. 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
6/15/05
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