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ID H0568
Bill
Status
2/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Removes references to "initial employment" and "initial appointment" throughout Idaho Code sections 65-501 through 65-504 regarding veteran employment preferences
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Adds 5 percentage points to the earned rating of spouses of service-connected disabled veterans who cannot qualify for public employment due to their service-connected disability
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Adds 10 percentage points to the earned rating of spouses of disabled veterans who cannot qualify for public employment because of a service-connected disability, with provisions limiting the use of additional points to initial appointment only
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Removes provisions that allowed widows, widowers, and certain spouses to receive additional preference points
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Requires veterans with 30% or more service-connected disabilities to be offered interviews if they are among qualified applicants on the register, with employers limited to interviewing no more than 10 total applicants regardless of veteran status
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to veterans to remove reference to initial employment in regard to veteran's preferences and to revise provisions relating to the addition of percentage points to earned ratings.
VETERANS
Last Action
to St Aff
2/21/2012