Full Text of HB4288 100th General Assembly
HB4288 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB4288 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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330 ILCS 55/1 | from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23 |
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Amends the Veterans Preference Act. Provides that persons who have been members of the National Guard of any state (rather than the Illinois National Guard) shall be given preference under the Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning military service.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
| 6 | | (330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
| 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:
| 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 | 9 | | period of time in
the past, present, or future during which a | 10 | | declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been or is | 11 | | in effect or during which an
emergency condition has been or is | 12 | | in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of a Presidential | 13 | | proclamation or a Presidential executive order
and in which the | 14 | | armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
| 15 | | medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
| 16 | | "Armed forces of the United States" means the United States | 17 | | Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, United | 18 | | States Reserve Forces, or the Illinois National Guard of any | 19 | | state . Service in the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active | 20 | | duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also | 21 | | be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United States
| 22 | | for purposes of this Section.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 95-566, eff. 8-31-07.)
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