Full Text of HR0106 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Since September 11, 2001, 2,700,000 people have | 3 | | served in the military, and their unemployment rate has | 4 | | constantly been higher than non-veterans; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Young veterans and women veterans often suffer | 6 | | even higher rates of unemployment; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Over 1,000,000 more Iraq and Afghanistan-era | 8 | | veterans are expected to return to civilian life in the next 5 | 9 | | years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Employment Security provides | 11 | | Illinois Job Link, a no-cost, self-service job matching system | 12 | | for job seekers and employers; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Veterans' Affairs offers other | 14 | | assistance to veterans through the VETS program, which includes | 15 | | assistance from local veteran employment representatives, | 16 | | workshops on job hunting, resume writing, and interviewing | 17 | | techniques, and federal contractors' job listings; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Illinois agencies and departments should continue | 19 | | to do everything in their power to help those who served our | 20 | | nation find employment; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Internet provides a tool for veterans to | 2 | | locate services and information on available jobs; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, An easily searchable web site that matches | 4 | | individualized job listings with individualized skill sets | 5 | | possessed by available veterans would help assist veterans in | 6 | | finding full-time employment; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we urge the Department of Employment Security and the | 10 | | Department of Veterans' Affairs to create a veterans' jobs | 11 | | Internet web site, easily accessible to veterans, offering job | 12 | | openings that match their skills to prospective employers; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Director of Veterans' Affairs and the Director | 16 | | of Employment Security.
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