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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1660 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Paul Schimpf SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to oversee the enrollment of all State agencies into the United States Department of Defense's SkillBridge program. Provides that all State agencies shall consider filling job vacancies within those agencies by transitioning active service members who participate in and qualify for enrollment into the United States Department of Defense SkillBridge program. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1660 | | LRB101 07748 CPF 52797 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 2i as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/2i new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2i. SkillBridge program. The Department shall oversee |
| 8 | | the enrollment of all State agencies into the United States |
| 9 | | Department of Defense's SkillBridge program. All State |
| 10 | | agencies shall consider filling job vacancies within those |
| 11 | | agencies by transitioning active service members who |
| 12 | | participate in and qualify for enrollment into the United |
| 13 | | States Department of Defense SkillBridge program.
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 15 | | becoming law.
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