Section 18973.

Except as provided in Section 18978, in the case of all other entrance examinations, veterans and widows or widowers of veterans who become eligible for certification from eligible lists by attaining the passing mark established for the examination, shall be allowed one of the following additional credits:

(a) Disabled veterans, 15 points.

(b) All other veterans, widows or widowers of veterans, and spouses of 100 percent disabled veterans, 10 points.

For the purpose of this section, "veteran" means any person who has served full time for 30 days or more in the armed forces in time of war or in time of peace in a campaign or expedition for service in which a medal has been authorized by the government of the United States, or during the period September 16, 1940, to January 31, 1955, or who has served at least 181 consecutive days since January 31, 1955, and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, but does not include any person who served only in auxiliary or reserve components of the armed forces whose service therein did not exempt him or her from the operation of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.

For the purpose of this section: "disabled veteran" means any veteran as defined herein who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be 10 percent or more disabled as a result of his or her service; and "100 percent disabled veteran" means any veteran as defined herein who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be 100 percent disabled as a result of his or her service. Proof of disability shall be deemed conclusive if it is of record in the United States Veterans Administration.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 645, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)