Bill Text: IL HB3721 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Expands the definition of "military service" to include any period of active duty by members of the National Guard who are called to active duty pursuant to an order of the Governor of this State or an order of a governor of any other state as provided by law. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0088 [HB3721 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3721-Enrolled.html



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1 AN ACT concerning veterans.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is
5amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
6 (330 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 31)
7 Sec. 3. Definitions. The term "persons in the military
8service", as used in this Act, shall include the following
9persons and no others: All members of the Army of the United
10States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air
11Force, the Coast Guard and all members of the State Militia
12called into the service or training of the United States of
13America or of this State. The term "military service", as used
14in this Act, shall signify Federal service or active duty with
15any branch of service heretofore referred to as well as
16training or education under the supervision of the United
17States preliminary to induction into the military service. The
18term "military service" also includes any period of active duty
19with the State of Illinois pursuant to the orders of the
20President of the United States or the Governor. The term
21"military service" also includes any period of active duty by
22members of the National Guard who are called to active duty
23pursuant to an order of the Governor of this State or an order

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1of a governor of any other state as provided by law.
2 The foregoing definitions shall apply both to voluntary
3enlistment and to induction into service by draft or
4conscription.
5 The term "political subdivision", as used in this Act,
6means any unit of local government or school district.
7(Source: P.A. 93-822, eff. 7-28-04.)
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.
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