97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0833
 
Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


  
330 ILCS 55/1  from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23
    Amends the Veterans Preference Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a preference given to veterans in employment and appointment to fill certain public works positions.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning veterans.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:

 
4    Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by 
5changing Section 1 as follows:
 



6    (330 ILCS 55/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)



7    Sec. 1. In the
the employment and appointment to fill 
8positions in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of 
9all public works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or 
10by any political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given 
11to persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the 
12United States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were 
13members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in 
14time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served 
15under one or more of
the following conditions:

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


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


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


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

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

7    As used in this Section:


8    "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any 
9period of time in
the past, present, or future during which a 
10declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been or is 
11in effect or during which an
emergency condition has been or is 
12in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of a Presidential 
13proclamation or a Presidential executive order
and in which the 
14armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service

15medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.


16    "Armed forces of the United States" means the United States 
17Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, United 
18States Reserve Forces, or Illinois National Guard. Service in 
19the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty under Section 
20401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also be considered 
21service in the Armed Forces of the United States
for purposes 
22of this Section.

23(Source: P.A. 95-566, eff. 8-31-07.)