39-29-102. Point preference in initial hiring for certain applicants. (1) Subject to the restrictions in subsections (2) and (3), whenever a public employer uses a scored procedure, an applicant for an initial hiring, as defined in 39-30-103, must have added to his score the following percentage points of the total possible points that may be granted in the scored procedure:
     (a) 5 percentage points if the applicant is a veteran; and
     (b) 10 percentage points if the applicant is a disabled veteran or an eligible relative.
     (2) A veteran, disabled veteran, or eligible relative may not receive the percentage points provided for in subsection (1) unless the person:
     (a) is a United States citizen; and
     (b) received 70 or more percentage points of the total possible points that may be granted in the scored procedure.
     (3) A disabled veteran who receives 10 percentage points under subsection (1)(b) may not receive an additional 5 percentage points under subsection (1)(a).

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 646, L. 1989.