Public Act 095-0566
 		





HB0668 Enrolled
LRB095 08090 DRJ 28252 b






    AN ACT concerning veterans.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended  by 
changing Sections 1 and 3 as follows:
 



    (330 ILCS 55/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)



    Sec. 1. In the employment and appointment to fill positions 
in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of all public 
works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or by any 
political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given to 
persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the United 
States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were 
members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in 
time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served 
under one or more of
the following conditions:


        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or


        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities 
    regardless of the
length of engagement, or


        (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but 
    was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or


        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because 
    of a service
connected disability and was honorably 
    discharged. But such preference
shall be given only to 
    those persons who are found to possess the business

    capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties 
    of such
employment. No political subdivision or person 
    contracting for such public
works is required to give 
    preference to veterans, not residents of such
district, 
    over residents thereof, who are not veterans.

    As used in this Section:


        "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any 
    period of time in
the past, present, or future during which 
    a declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been 
    or is in effect or during which an
emergency condition has 
    been or is in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of 
    a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive 
    order
and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or 
    other campaign service
medals are awarded according to 
    Presidential executive order.


        "Armed forces of the United States" means the United 
    States Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, 
    United States Reserve Forces, or Illinois National Guard. 
    Service in the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty 
    under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also 
    be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United 
    States
for purposes of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 87-796.)

 



    (330 ILCS 55/3)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 25)



    Sec. 3.    Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates 
the provisions of this
Act, is guilty of a petty offense and 
shall be fined not less than $75
$25, nor
more than $300
$100 
for each offense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2272.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.