102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB0271

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

 

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 military service.
 
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. Veterans preference.
8    (a) In the the employment and appointment to fill
9positions in the construction, addition to, or alteration of
10all public works undertaken or contracted for by the State, or
11by any political subdivision thereof, preference shall be
12given to persons who have been members of the armed forces of
13the United States or who, while citizens of the United States,
14were members of the armed forces of allies of the United States
15in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and have served
16under one or more of the following conditions:
17        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
18        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities
19    regardless of the length of engagement, or
20        (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations
21    but was discharged on the basis of a hardship, or
22        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because
23    of a service connected disability and was honorably

 

 

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1    discharged. But such preference shall be given only to
2    those persons who are found to possess the business
3    capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties
4    of such employment. No political subdivision or person
5    contracting for such public works is required to give
6    preference to veterans, not residents of such district,
7    over residents thereof, who are not veterans.
8    For the purposes of this Section, a person who has been a
9member of the Illinois National Guard shall be given priority
10over a person who has been a member of the National Guard of
11any other state.
12    (b) As used in this Section:
13    "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any
14period of time in the past, present, or future during which a
15declaration of war by the United States Congress has been or is
16in effect or during which an emergency condition has been or is
17in effect that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential
18proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which
19the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
20medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
21    "Armed forces of the United States" means the United
22States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard,
23United States Reserve Forces, or the National Guard of any
24state. Service in the Merchant Marine that constitutes active
25duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202 shall also
26be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United States

 

 

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1for purposes of this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 100-826, eff. 1-1-19.)