Bill Text: IL HB4685 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4685 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4685-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4685 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher 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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AN ACT concerning military service.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
Sec. 1. Veterans preference.
(a) In the the employment and appointment to fill positions
in the construction, addition to, or alteration of all public
works undertaken or contracted for by the State, or by any
political subdivision thereof, preference shall be given to
persons who have been members of the armed forces of the United
States or who, while citizens of the United States, were
members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in
time of hostilities with a foreign country, and have served
under one or more of the following conditions:
(1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
(2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities
regardless of the length of engagement, or
(3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but
was discharged on the basis of a hardship, or
(4) The veteran was released from active duty because
of a service connected disability and was honorably

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

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