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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning military service.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (330 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1. Veterans preference. |
| 8 | | (a) In the employment and appointment to fill positions in |
| 9 | | the
construction, addition to, or alteration of all public |
| 10 | | works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or by any |
| 11 | | political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given to |
| 12 | | persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the United |
| 13 | | States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were |
| 14 | | members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in |
| 15 | | time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served |
| 16 | | under one or more of
the following conditions:
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| 17 | | (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
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| 18 | | (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities |
| 19 | | regardless of the
length of engagement, or
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| 20 | | (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but |
| 21 | | was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or
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| 22 | | (4) The veteran was released from active duty because |
| 23 | | of a service
connected disability and was honorably |
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| 1 | | discharged. But such preference
shall be given only to |
| 2 | | those persons who are found to possess the business
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| 3 | | capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties |
| 4 | | of such
employment. No political subdivision or person |
| 5 | | contracting for such public
works is required to give |
| 6 | | preference to veterans, not residents of such
district, |
| 7 | | over residents thereof, who are not veterans.
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| 8 | | For the purposes of this Section, a person who has been a |
| 9 | | member of the Illinois National Guard shall be given priority |
| 10 | | over a person who has been a member of the National Guard of |
| 11 | | any other state. |
| 12 | | (b) As used in this Section:
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| 13 | | "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any |
| 14 | | period of time in
the past, present, or future during which a |
| 15 | | declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been or is |
| 16 | | in effect or during which an
emergency condition has been or is |
| 17 | | in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of a Presidential |
| 18 | | proclamation or a Presidential executive order
and in which the |
| 19 | | armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
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| 20 | | medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
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| 21 | | "Armed forces of the United States" means the United States |
| 22 | | Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, United |
| 23 | | States Reserve Forces, or the Illinois National Guard of any |
| 24 | | state. Service in the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active |
| 25 | | duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also |
| 26 | | be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United States
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