Public Act 099-0088
 
HB3721 EnrolledLRB099 07404 KTG 27523 b


  
    AN ACT concerning veterans.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is 
amended  by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



    (330 ILCS 60/3)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 31)



    Sec. 3. Definitions. The term "persons in the military 
service", as used
in this Act,
shall include the following 
persons and no others: All members of the Army
of the United 
States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air

Force,
the Coast
Guard and all members of the State Militia 
called into the service or
training of the United States of 
America or of this State. The term
"military service", as
used 
in this Act, shall signify Federal service or active duty with 
any
branch of service heretofore referred to as well as 
training or education
under the supervision of the United 
States preliminary to induction into
the military service.
The 
term "military service" also includes any period of active duty 
with the
State of Illinois pursuant to the orders of the 
President of the United States or the Governor. The term 
"military service" also includes 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. 

    The foregoing definitions shall apply both to voluntary 
enlistment and
to induction into service by draft or 
conscription.

    The term "political subdivision", as used in this Act, 
means any unit of
local government or school district.

(Source: P.A. 93-822, eff. 7-28-04.)

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