25 NCAC 01H .1104. APPLICATION OF THE VETERANS' PREFERENCE

(a)  Veterans’ preference shall be accorded eligible veterans, as defined in 25 NCAC 01H .1105, by giving additional credit as follows:

(1)           In initial employment, subsequent employment, promotion, reassignment, and horizontal transfer procedures, where numerically scored examinations are used in determining the relative ranking of candidates, 10 points shall be awarded to eligible veterans.

(2)           In initial employment, subsequent employment, promotion, reassignment, and horizontal transfer procedures where structured interview, assessment center, in‑basket, or any other procedure, not numerically scored, is used to qualitatively assess the relative ranking of candidates, the veteran who has met the minimum qualification requirements for the vacancy, and who has less than four years of related military experience beyond that necessary to minimally qualify, shall also receive additional experience credit for up to four years of unrelated military service. The spouse or dependent shall not receive additional experience credit for the veteran's unrelated military service. To determine the amount of additional experience credit to be granted for unrelated military service, first determine the amount of related military service possessed by the eligible veteran beyond that required to meet the minimum qualifications, then apply the following:

(A)          If the total of such experience equals or exceeds four years, the additional credit for unrelated military service does not apply. 

(B)          If the total of such experience is less than four years, the veteran shall receive direct experience credit for unrelated military service in an amount not to exceed the difference between the eligible veteran's related military service and the four-year maximum credit that may be granted.

(3)           In reduction-in-force situations, when calculating length of service, the eligible veteran shall be accorded one year of State service for each year or fraction thereof of military service, up to a maximum of five years credit.  This additional credit does not count as total state service.

(b)  After applying the preference to candidates from outside the State government structure, upon initial employment or subsequent employment as outlined in Subparagraph (a)(1) or (2) of this Rule, the eligible veteran shall be hired when the veteran's overall qualifications are substantially equal to the non‑veterans in the applicant pool as provided in 25 NCAC 01H .0701(b).  Substantially equal qualifications occur when the employing agency cannot make a reasonable determination that the qualifications held by one or more applicants are significantly better suited for the position than the qualifications held by another applicant.

(c) The spouse, surviving spouse or surviving dependent of that veteran may claim veterans' preference without regard to whether such preference has been claimed previously by the veteran.

(d) For promotion, reassignment and horizontal transfer, after applying the preference to veterans who are current State employees as explained under Subparagraph (a)(1) or (2) of this Rule, the eligible veteran receives no further preference and competes with all other applicants who have substantially equal qualifications.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126‑4(4); 126‑4(10); 128‑15;

ARRC Objection July 16, 1987;

Eff. December 1, 1987;

ARRC Objection Removed Eff. March 16, 1989;

Recodified from 25 NCAC 01H .0614 Eff. October 5, 2004;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2008; February 1, 2007.