Bill Text: VA HB710 | 2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Local government; hiring people with disabilities.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306) [HB710 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HB710-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§15.2-1509. Preferences for veterans and people with disabilities in local government employment.
Consistent with the requirements and obligations to protected
classes under federal or state law, any locality shall take into consideration
or give preference to an individual's status as an honorably discharged veteran
of the armed forces Armed Forces of the United States or status
as a person with a disability in its employment hiring policies and
practices, provided that such veteran or person with a disability meets
all of the knowledge, skills and eligibility requirements for the available
position. Additional consideration shall also be given to veterans who have a
service connected disability rating fixed by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs. "Veterans" as used in this section refers to the same class
as included in §2.2-2903 with regard to the state service. "Person with
a disability" as used in this section refers to the same class as included
in §51.5-40.1.
