Bill Text: IL HB3208 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Veterans Preference Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a preference given to veterans in employment and appointment to fill certain public works positions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3208 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB3208-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 1 as follows:
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6 | (330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
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7 | Sec. 1. In the
the employment and appointment to fill | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | positions in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | all public works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | by any political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | to persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | United States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | under one or more of
the following conditions:
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16 | (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
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17 | (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | regardless of the
length of engagement, or
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19 | (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or
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21 | (4) The veteran was released from active duty because | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | of a service
connected disability and was honorably | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | discharged. But such preference
shall be given only to |
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1 | those persons who are found to possess the business
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2 | capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties | ||||||
3 | of such
employment. No political subdivision or person | ||||||
4 | contracting for such public
works is required to give | ||||||
5 | preference to veterans, not residents of such
district, | ||||||
6 | over residents thereof, who are not veterans.
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7 | As used in this Section:
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8 | "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any | ||||||
9 | period of time in
the past, present, or future during which a | ||||||
10 | declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been or is | ||||||
11 | in effect or during which an
emergency condition has been or is | ||||||
12 | in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of a Presidential | ||||||
13 | proclamation or a Presidential executive order
and in which the | ||||||
14 | armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
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15 | medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
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16 | "Armed forces of the United States" means the United States | ||||||
17 | Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, United | ||||||
18 | States Reserve Forces, or Illinois National Guard. Service in | ||||||
19 | the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty under Section | ||||||
20 | 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also be considered | ||||||
21 | service in the Armed Forces of the United States
for purposes | ||||||
22 | of this Section.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-566, eff. 8-31-07.)
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