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Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Filed: 4/23/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 668
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 668 on page 1, by |
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| replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by |
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| changing Sections 1 and 3 as follows:
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| (330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
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| Sec. 1. In the employment and appointment to fill positions |
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| in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of all public |
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| works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or by any |
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| political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given to |
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| persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the United |
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| States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were |
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| members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in |
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| time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served |
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| under one or more of
the following conditions:
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| (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
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| (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities |
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| regardless of the
length of engagement, or
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| (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but |
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| was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or
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| (4) The veteran was released from active duty because |
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| of a service
connected disability and was honorably |
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| discharged. But such preference
shall be given only to |
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| those persons who are found to possess the business
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| capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties |
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| of such
employment. No political subdivision or person |
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| contracting for such public
works is required to give |
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| preference to veterans, not residents of such
district, |
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| over residents thereof, who are not veterans.
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| As used in this Section:
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| "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any |
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| period of time in
the past, present, or future during which |
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| a declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been |
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| or is in effect or during which an
emergency condition has |
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| been or is in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of |
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| a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive |
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| order
and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or |
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| other campaign service
medals are awarded according to |
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| Presidential executive order.
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| "Armed forces of the United States" means the United |
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| States Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, |
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| United States Reserve Forces, or Illinois National Guard. |