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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, In the last 5 years, according to a United States 
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Department of Labor report presented to Congress in 2005, 5,690 
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veterans have lost their jobs in both the private and the 
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public employment sectors while activated to serve a tour of 
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duty; those numbers are expected to increase because, of the 
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300,000 deployed reservists, as  many as 25,000 veterans were 
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expected to return home in 2005 to reintegrate themselves back 
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into civilian life after a tour of duty in the global war 
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against terrorism; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 2006, many reports of possible violations of 
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the Veterans Preference Act and other laws providing for hiring 
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preferences for service members were heard; and

 
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    WHEREAS, State of Illinois hiring practices should be 
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monitored for compliance with State hiring preference laws; and

 
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    WHEREAS, State of Illinois hiring practices should be open 
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to observation by the general public to curb violations of 
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those hiring preference laws and to protect the integrity of 
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veterans preference programs; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in 
 


 






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an attempt to improve our returning veterans' reintegration 
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into civilian society, we urge the Department of Central 
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Management Services and the Department of Employment Security 
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to provide a monthly list of State job openings to the 
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Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Military 
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Affairs; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Governor, the Director of Central Management 
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Services, the Director of Employment Security, the Director of 
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Veterans' Affairs, and the Adjutant General.