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SB18-044

Veterans Employment Preference By Private Employer

Concerning a study on the ability of private employers to give preference to veterans when making certain employment decisions.
Session:
2018 Regular Session
Subject:
Business & Economic Development
Bill Summary

The bill allows private employers to give preference to veterans when hiring, promoting, and retaining employees as long as the veterans are equally as qualified as other individuals. The bill clarifies that employers who adopt a program that gives preferences to veterans are not committing a discriminatory or unfair labor practice.


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Introduced
Lost

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. L. Crowder
Rep. L. Landgraf

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Sen. I. Aguilar, Sen. R. Baumgardner, Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. L. Court, Sen. K. Donovan, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. O. Hill, Sen. C. Holbert, Sen. C. Jahn, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. K. Lundberg, Sen. V. Marble, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. M. Merrifield, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. J. Smallwood, Sen. J. Sonnenberg, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. N. Todd, Sen. A. Williams
Rep. J. Danielson, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. P. Lee, Rep. D. Young