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IN HB1564
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Martin Carbaugh
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AI Summary
HB 1564 Summary
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Expands federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act protections to all members of the armed forces on active duty and their spouses/dependents, not just Indiana National Guard members.
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Creates the Indiana Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to supplement federal protections, including contract termination rights for servicemembers receiving relocation orders and perjury penalties for false affidavits.
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Renames the National Guard tuition supplement program to the Reserve Component tuition supplement program and extends eligibility to Indiana reserve component members, with annual state funding appropriated as necessary.
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Provides priority employment placement for armed forces members and reserve component members (plus spouses) in federal or state workforce development programs administered by the Department of Workforce Development.
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Establishes employment protections for veterans including prohibition on discrimination based on military status, creates private right of action for employment violations with actual damages, treble damages, liquidated damages ($20,000), and attorney's fees, and allows uniformed services members leave for medical treatment of service-related wounds or illnesses.
Legislative Description
Various military matters. Provides for the rights, benefits, and protections of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (Act) to apply to members of the armed forces on active duty or, if applicable, the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces on active duty. (Current law provides for the rights, benefits, and protections of the Act to apply to members of the Indiana national guard on active duty.) Changes references to the federal Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act to the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Creates the Indiana Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Provides that protections under the
Last Action
Representative Macer added as coauthor
1/22/2015