Full Text of SB0833 97th General Assembly
SB0833 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning veterans.
| 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
the employment and appointment to fill | 8 | | positions in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of | 9 | | all public works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or | 10 | | by any political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given | 11 | | to persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the | 12 | | United 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 Illinois National Guard. Service in | 19 | | the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty under Section | 20 | | 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also be considered | 21 | | service in the Armed Forces of the United States
for purposes | 22 | | of this Section.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 95-566, eff. 8-31-07.)
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