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IL HR0149
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/17/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kathleen Willis
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AI Summary
- Urges all Illinois employers to provide veteran employees with paid or unpaid time off on Veterans Day (November 11) if they would otherwise be required to work
- Acknowledges Veterans Day as a public holiday honoring those who served in the United States Armed Forces, originally declared by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919
- Notes that the holiday was originally called Armistice Day, named after the November 11 armistice ending World War I, and was officially renamed Veterans Day in 1954
- Recognizes Illinois has the 10th largest veteran population in the United States
- Confirms Veterans Day is an official Illinois State holiday for government employees, with most federal workers receiving the day off and no mail service on that date
Legislative Description
VETERANS DAY-VETERAN TIME OFF
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
4/17/2015
Committee Referrals
Veterans' Affairs2/24/2015
Rules2/18/2015
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