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| 1 | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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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 Veterans Preference Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Sections 1 and 3 as follows:
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| 6 | (330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
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| 7 | Sec. 1. In the employment and appointment to fill positions | ||||||
| 8 | in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of all public | ||||||
| 9 | works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or by any | ||||||
| 10 | political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given to | ||||||
| 11 | persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the United | ||||||
| 12 | States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were | ||||||
| 13 | members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in | ||||||
| 14 | time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served | ||||||
| 15 | under one or more of
the following conditions:
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| 16 | (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
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| 17 | (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities | ||||||
| 18 | regardless of the
length of engagement, or
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| 19 | (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but | ||||||
| 20 | was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 7 | As used in this Section:
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| 8 | "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any | ||||||
| 9 | period of time in
the past, present, or future during which | ||||||
| 10 | a declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been | ||||||
| 11 | or is in effect or during which an
emergency condition has | ||||||
| 12 | been or is in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of | ||||||
| 13 | a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive | ||||||
| 14 | order
and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or | ||||||
| 15 | other campaign service
medals are awarded according to | ||||||
| 16 | Presidential executive order.
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| 17 | "Armed forces of the United States" means the United | ||||||
| 18 | States Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, | ||||||
| 19 | United States Reserve Forces, or Illinois National Guard. | ||||||
| 20 | Service in the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty | ||||||
| 21 | under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also | ||||||
| 22 | be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||
| 23 | States
for purposes of this Section.
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| 24 | (Source: P.A. 87-796.)
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| 25 | (330 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 25)
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| 1 | Sec. 3. Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates | ||||||
| 2 | the provisions of this
Act, is guilty of a petty offense and | ||||||
| 3 | shall be fined not less than $75
$25, nor
more than $300
$100 | ||||||
| 4 | for each offense.
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 77-2272.)
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| 6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 7 | becoming law.
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