Howard County Government Disabled Veteran Hiring Preference

A preference on county eligibility lists for a veteran with a compensable VA rating of 30% or more, ranked above the preference for other applicants with disabilities. A veteran without that rating gets no preference.

Also called: county job, hiring preference, veterans preference, classified service, 30%.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Howard County, MDCounty

County Code section 1.122A, from Council Bill 40 of 2012, has the Personnel Officer set a preference for the first appointment of a qualified individual with a disability to a classified position. The code counts a veteran rated by VA with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more as such an individual, and requires the policies to give that veteran a higher preference than the others. The preference applies only when an eligibility list is being set up. The code gives nothing to a veteran rated below 30% or with no rating; Howard County has no general veterans preference and has not adopted the 10-point selection credit that Local Government Article section 1-204 allows. Claim the preference in the county's online job application.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Howard County Government Disabled Veteran Hiring Preference
Gate	Rule
At least 30% service-connected	The preference needs a compensable VA service-connected rating of 30% or more.

Sources

Howard County Code, section 1.122A, hiring preference for individuals with disabilitiesOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-09-30.

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