94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2538


 
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
 
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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    AN ACT concerning veterans.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Veterans Preference Act is amended by 
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changing Section 1 as follows:
 



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    (330 ILCS 55/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 23)



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    Sec. 1. In  the
the  employment and appointment to fill 
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positions in the
construction, addition to, or alteration of 
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all public works undertaken or
contracted for by the State, or 
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by any political subdivision thereof,
preference shall be given 
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to persons who have been members of the armed
forces of the 
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United States or who, while citizens of the United States,
were 
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members of the armed forces of allies of the United States in 
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time of
hostilities with a foreign country, and have served 
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under one or more of
the following conditions:

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        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or


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        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities 
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    regardless of the
length of engagement, or


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        (3) The veteran served in the theater of operations but 
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    was discharged
on the basis of a hardship, or


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        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because 
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    of a service
connected disability and was honorably 
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    discharged. But such preference
shall be given only to 
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    those persons who are found to possess the business

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    capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties 
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    of such
employment. No political subdivision or person 
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    contracting for such public
works is required to give 
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    preference to veterans, not residents of such
district, 
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    over residents thereof, who are not veterans.

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    As used in this Section:


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        "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any 
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    period of time in
the past, present, or future during which 
 


 






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    a declaration of war by the
United States Congress has been 
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    or is in effect or during which an
emergency condition has 
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    been or is in effect that is recognized by the
issuance of 
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    a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive 
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    order
and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or 
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    other campaign service
medals are awarded according to 
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    Presidential executive order.


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        "Armed forces of the United States" means the United 
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    States Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. 
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    Service in the Merchant Marine that
constitutes active duty 
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    under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
shall also 
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    be considered service in the Armed Forces of the United 
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    States
for purposes of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 87-796.)