2007 Minnesota Statutes

197.455 VETERAN'S PREFERENCE APPLIED.
    Subdivision 1. Application. This section shall govern preference of a veteran under the civil
service laws, charter provisions, ordinances, rules or regulations of a county, city, town, school
district, or other municipality or political subdivision of this state. Any provision in a law, charter,
ordinance, rule or regulation contrary to the applicable provisions of this section is void to the
extent of such inconsistency. Sections 197.46 to 197.48 shall not apply to state civil service.
    Subd. 2. Creation. Recognizing that training and experience in the military services of the
government and loyalty and sacrifice for the government are qualifications of merit which cannot
be readily assessed by examination, a veteran's preference shall be available to a veteran as
defined in section 197.447.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2005 c 95 s 1; 2005 c 156 art 4 s 12]
    Subd. 4. Nondisabled veteran's credit. There shall be added to the competitive open
examination rating of a nondisabled veteran, who so elects, a credit of five points provided that
the veteran obtained a passing rating on the examination without the addition of the credit points.
    Subd. 5. Disabled veteran's credit. There shall be added to the competitive open
examination rating of a disabled veteran, who so elects, a credit of ten points provided that the
veteran obtained a passing rating on the examination without the addition of the credit points.
There shall be added to the competitive promotional examination rating of a disabled veteran,
who so elects, a credit of five points provided that (1) the veteran obtained a passing rating on the
examination without the addition of the credit points; and (2) the veteran is applying for a first
promotion after securing public employment.
    Subd. 6. Disabled veteran; definitions. For the purpose of the preference to be used in
securing appointment from a competitive open examination, "disabled veteran" means a person
who has a compensable service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States Veterans
Administration, or by the retirement board of one of the several branches of the armed forces,
which disability is existing at the time preference is claimed. For purposes of the preference
to be used in securing appointment from a competitive promotional examination, "disabled
veteran" means a person who, at the time of election to use a promotional preference, is entitled to
disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans Administration for a permanent
service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more.
    Subd. 7. Preference for spouses. A preference available pursuant to this section may be
used by the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran and by the spouse of a disabled veteran who
because of the disability is unable to qualify.
    Subd. 8. Ranking of veterans. An eligible with a rating augmented by veteran's preference
shall be entered on an eligible list ahead of a nonveteran with the same rating.
    Subd. 9. Notification. A governmental agency, when notifying eligibles that they have
passed examinations, shall show the final examination ratings and preference credits and shall
notify eligibles that they may elect to use veteran's preference to augment passing ratings.
    Subd. 10. Rejection; explanation. If the appointing authority rejects a certified eligible who
has received veteran's preference, the appointing authority shall notify the eligible in writing of
the reasons for the rejection and file the notice with the appropriate local personnel officer.
History: 1975 c 45 s 4; 1981 c 210 s 54; 2004 c 207 s 29