Bill Text: IL HR0106 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Department of Employment Security and the Department of Veterans' Affairs to create a Veterans' jobs Internet web site.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR0106 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0106-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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5 | WHEREAS, Young veterans and women veterans often suffer | ||||||
6 | even higher rates of unemployment; and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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