36.220. 1. In any competitive examination given for the purpose of establishing a register of eligibles, veterans, disabled veterans, surviving spouses and spouses of disabled veterans shall be given preference in appointment and examination in the following manner:
(1) A veteran, or the surviving spouse of any veteran whose name appears on a register of eligibles who made a passing grade, shall have five points added to his or her final grade, and his or her rank on the register shall be determined on the basis of this augmented grade.
(2) The spouse of a disabled veteran, whose name appears on a register of eligibles and who made a passing grade, shall have five points added to his or her final grade, and his or her rank on the register shall be determined on the basis of this augmented grade. This preference shall be given only if the veteran is not employed in the state service and the disability renders him or her unqualified for entrance into the state service.
(3) A disabled veteran, whose name appears on a register of eligibles and who made a passing grade, shall have ten points added to his or her final grade, and his or her rank on the register shall be determined on the basis of this augmented grade.
2. Any person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States shall receive appropriate credit for any training or experience gained therein in any examination if the training or experience is related to the duties of the class of positions for which the examination is given.
(L. 1945 p. 1157 § 24, A.L. 1957 p. 494, A.L. 1959 H.B. 111, A.L. 1979 H.B. 673)
Missouri General Assembly