Section 3-130
§ 3-130 Employment resources. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this
section:
1. "Office" shall mean the office of veterans' affairs.
2. "Federal veterans job bank" shall mean the job bank developed by
the federal government for veterans or any subsequent online tool that
the federal government utilizes to connect veterans with employment
opportunities.
3. "City job" shall mean employment with the government of the city of
New York.
4. "Military occupation" shall mean the classification or code
provided by each branch of the United States armed forces designating a
service member's occupation specialty, specialty, rating, designator, or
any subsequent term used by the armed forces relating to a service
member's duties.
b. The office shall publish on its website information concerning
resources intended to assist veterans in obtaining employment including,
but not limited to:
1. a link to the federal veterans job bank;
2. links to websites describing veteran employment services provided
by the federal government and the New York state government including,
but not limited to, the websites of the United States department of
labor, the New York state department of labor, the United States
department of veterans affairs, and the New York state department of
veterans' affairs;
3. links to federal government websites providing translation of
military occupations to civilian jobs;
4. links to websites describing veteran employment services and job
opportunities provided by the department of small business services
including, but not limited to, the Workforce1 website and any online
tools or resources developed by the department to help connect veterans
with employment opportunities; and
5. links to any additional resources deemed relevant by the office.
c. The office shall consult with the department of citywide
administrative services and other appropriate city agencies to ensure
that all city job postings are included in the federal veterans job bank
and that such postings are updated as necessary to maintain accuracy.
d. The office shall consult with the department of citywide
administrative services to identify military occupations with duties or
skills that relate to qualifications for competitive examinations
administered by such department pursuant to section 50 of the civil
service law and section 814(a)(3) of the charter and shall make such
information available on its website. The office shall also ensure that
the schedule for such competitive examinations is published on its
website and is updated as necessary to maintain accuracy.
Section 3-131
§ 3-131 Veteran liaisons. The head of each city agency shall designate
an employee to act as liaison with veterans within such agency and shall
notify the office of veterans' affairs of the name and contact
information of such liaison. Such liaison shall advise veterans within
such agency of benefits and services available to veterans at such
agency and employee personnel policies applicable to veterans at such
agency. At the request of the office of veterans' affairs, the head of
each city agency shall make such liaison available to confer with and
receive periodic training from the office of veterans' affairs. The
office of veterans' affairs shall post on its website the names of
persons designated to act as such liaison within each agency.
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