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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, In the last 5 years, according to a United States
3 Department of Labor report presented to Congress in 2005, 5,690
4 veterans have lost their jobs in both the private and the
5 public employment sectors while activated to serve a tour of
6 duty; those numbers are expected to increase because, of the
7 300,000 deployed reservists, as many as 25,000 veterans were
8 expected to return home in 2005 to reintegrate themselves back
9 into civilian life after a tour of duty in the global war
10 against terrorism; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 2006, many reports of possible violations of
12 the Veterans Preference Act and other laws providing for hiring
13 preferences for service members were heard; and
 
14     WHEREAS, State of Illinois hiring practices should be
15 monitored for compliance with State hiring preference laws; and
 
16     WHEREAS, State of Illinois hiring practices should be open
17 to observation by the general public to curb violations of
18 those hiring preference laws and to protect the integrity of
19 veterans preference programs; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in

 

 

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1 an attempt to improve our returning veterans' reintegration
2 into civilian society, we urge the Department of Central
3 Management Services and the Department of Employment Security
4 to provide a monthly list of State job openings to the
5 Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Military
6 Affairs; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
8 delivered to the Governor, the Director of Central Management
9 Services, the Director of Employment Security, the Director of
10 Veterans' Affairs, and the Adjutant General.